Job 24:10
What does Job 24:10 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 24:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000So thatthey go about naked without clothing, And being hungry they carry the sheaves.
KJV
King James Version · 1611They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901So thatthey go about naked without clothing, And being hungry they carry the sheaves.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Others go about without clothing, and though they have no food, they get in the grain from the fields.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Naked, they have gone without clothing, And hungry--have taken away a sheaf.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752From the naked and them that go without clothing, and from the hungry they have taken away the ears of corn.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890These go naked without clothing, and, hungry, they bear the sheaf;
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Amos 2:7
they that pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father go unto the same maiden, to profane my holy name:
- Deuteronomy 24:19
When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands.
- Amos 5:11
Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.
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