Job 24:3

New Life Version

They drive away the donkeys that belong to those who have no parents. They take the bull that belongs to a woman whose husband has died, as a promise that she will pay what she owes.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They drive away the donkeys owned by the fatherlessand take the widow’s ox as collateral.

Hebrew Names Version
They drive away the donkey of the fatherless, And they take the widow's ox for a pledge.

King James Version
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.

English Standard Version
They drive away the donkey of the fatherless; they take the widow's ox for a pledge.

New Century Version
They chase away the orphan's donkey and take the widow's ox when she has no money.

New English Translation
They drive away the orphan's donkey; they take the widow's ox as a pledge.

Amplified Bible
"They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They take the widow's ox for a pledge.

New American Standard Bible
"They drive away the donkeys of orphans; They seize the widow's ox as a pledge.

World English Bible
They drive away the donkey of the fatherless, And they take the widow's ox for a pledge.

Geneva Bible (1587)
They leade away the asse of the fatherles: and take the widowes oxe to pledge.

Legacy Standard Bible
They drive away the donkeys of the orphans;They take the widow's ox for a pledge.

Berean Standard Bible
They drive away the donkey of the fatherless and take the widow's ox in pledge.

Contemporary English Version
They cheat orphans and widows by taking their donkeys and oxen.

Complete Jewish Bible
they drive away the orphan's donkey; as collateral, they seize the widow's ox.

Darby Translation
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge;

Easy-to-Read Version
They steal a donkey that belongs to an orphan. They take a widow's cow until she pays what she owes them. They take a nursing baby from its mother. They take a poor person's child to guarantee a loan.

George Lamsa Translation
They seize the ass of the fatherless, they take the widows ox for a pledge.

Good News Translation
They take donkeys that belong to orphans, and keep a widow's ox till she pays her debts.

Lexham English Bible
They drive away the donkey of orphans; they take the widow's ox as a pledge.

Literal Translation
they drive away the ass of orphans; they take the widow's ox for a pledge;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
that dryue awaye the asse of the fatherlesse: that take ye wyddowes oxe for a pledge:

American Standard Version
They drive away the ass of the fatherless; They take the widow's ox for a pledge.

Bible in Basic English
They send away the ass of him who has no father, they take the widow's ox for debt.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.

King James Version (1611)
They driue away the asse of the fatherlesse, they take the widowes oxe for a pledge.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
They driue away the asse of the fatherlesse, and take the wydowes oxe for a pledge:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
They have led away, the ass of the fatherless, and taken the widow’s ox for a pledge.

English Revised Version
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thei driueden awei the asse of fadirlesse children, and token awei the cow of a widewe for a wed.

Update Bible Version
They drive away the donkey of the fatherless; They take the widow's ox for a pledge.

Webster's Bible Translation
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.

New King James Version
They drive away the donkey of the fatherless; They take the widow's ox as a pledge.

New Living Translation
They take the orphan's donkey and demand the widow's ox as security for a loan.

New Revised Standard
They drive away the donkey of the orphan; they take the widow's ox for a pledge.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The ass of the fatherless, they drive off, they take in pledge the ox of the widow;

Douay-Rheims Bible
They have driven away the ass of the fatherless, and have taken away the widow’s ox for a pledge.

Revised Standard Version
They drive away the ass of the fatherless; they take the widow's ox for a pledge.

Young's Literal Translation
The ass of the fatherless they lead away, They take in pledge the ox of the widow,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They take the widow's ox for a pledge.

Contextual Overview

¹ "Why are times for judging not set up by the All-powerful? And why do those who know Him not see these days? ² Some take away the land-marks and take fields and animals. ³ They drive away the donkeys that belong to those who have no parents. They take the bull that belongs to a woman whose husband has died, as a promise that she will pay what she owes. ⁴ They push poor people off the road. All the poor of the land are made to hide themselves. ⁵ See, they go out like wild donkeys in the desert to look for food for their children. ⁶ They gather food in the fields, and gather what they can that is left from the grape-fields owned by the sinful. ⁷ They lie all night without clothing, and have no covering in the cold. ⁸ They are wet with the mountain rains and stay close to the rocks for cover. ⁹ Others take from the breast the child who has no father. They take the child from the poor as a promise that they will pay what they owe. ¹⁰ They make the poor go about without clothing, making them carry loads of cut grain while they are hungry.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

drive: Job 22:6-9, Job 31:16, Job 31:17, Deuteronomy 24:6, Deuteronomy 24:10-13, Deuteronomy 24:17-21, 1 Samuel 12:3

Reciprocal: Exodus 22:26 - to pledge Deuteronomy 24:12 - General Job 6:27 - the fatherless Job 22:9 - widows Job 24:21 - doeth not Proverbs 1:13 - General Proverbs 23:10 - fatherless Ezekiel 18:7 - hath restored Ezekiel 33:15 - restore

Cross-References

Genesis 6:2
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful. And they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.

Genesis 6:4
Very large men were on the earth in those days, and later also, when the sons of God lived with the daughters of men, who gave birth to their children. These were the powerful men of long ago, men of much strength.

Genesis 14:19
And Melchizedek honored Abram and said, "May good come to Abram from God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth.

Genesis 14:22
But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have promised the Lord God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth,

Genesis 21:23
So promise me here by God that you will not work against me, or my son, or any children after me. I have shown you kindness. So return kindness to me and to the land where you have come."

Genesis 24:3
and I will have you promise by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth. Promise that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, who live around me.

Genesis 24:4
But go to my country and to those of my family. Take a wife for my son Isaac from there."

Genesis 24:14
If I say to a girl, ‘Let down your jar so that I may drink,' and she answers, ‘Drink, and I will give water to your camels also,' let her be the one whom You have chosen for your servant Isaac. I will know by this that You have shown loving-kindness to my boss."

Genesis 24:15
Before he had finished speaking, Rebekah came out, the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah and Nahor, the brother of Abraham. She had a jar on her shoulder.

Genesis 24:17
Then the servant ran to meet her. He said, "Let me drink a little water from your jar."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

They drive away the ass of the fatherless,.... Who are left destitute of friends, and have none to take care of them, and provide for them; and who having one ass to carry their goods for them from place to place, or to ride upon, which though a creature of no great worth, yet of some usefulness, this they drove away from its pasture, or however from its right owner; and who having but one, it was the more cruel and inhuman to take it from him, see, 2 Samuel 12:3;

they take the widow's ox for a pledge; or oxen, the singular for the plural, with which her lands were ploughed, for a single ox could be but of little service: some render it "a cow" h, by the milk of which she and her family were chiefly supported, as many poor country families are by the means of a good milch cow; and to take this, on which her livelihood depended, and retain for a pledge, was very barbarous; when the law concerning pledges took place among the Jews, in the times of Moses, which it seems was in being before with others, whatsoever was useful to persons, either to keep them warm, or by which they got their bread, were not to be taken, at least not detained for a pledge, see Exodus 22:26.

h שור "pro bove foemina, vacca", Bolducius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They drive away the ass of the fatherless - Of the orphan, who cannot protect himself, and whose only property may consist in this useful animal. Injury done to an orphan is always regarded as a crime of special magnitude, for they are unable to protect themselves; see the notes at Job 22:9.

They take the widow’s ox for a pledge - See the notes at Job 22:6. The widow was dependent on her ox to till the ground, and hence, the crime of taking it away in pledge for the payment of a debt.