Job 24:4
What does Job 24:4 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 24:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000They turn the needy out of the way: The poor of the earth all hide themselves.
KJV
King James Version · 1611They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901They turn the needy out of the way: The poor of the earth all hide themselves.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The crushed are turned out of the way; all the poor of the earth go into a secret place together.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862They turn aside the needy from the way, Together have hid the poor of the earth.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752They have overturned the way of the poor, and have oppressed together the meek of the earth.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890They turn the needy out of the way: the afflicted of the land all hide themselves.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 24:14
The murderer riseth with the light; He killeth the poor and needy; And in the night he is as a thief.
- Ezekiel 18:12
hath wronged the poor and needy, hath taken by robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,
- Proverbs 30:14
There is a generation whose teeth areasswords, and their jaw teethasknives, To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
- 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:
- Amos 8:4
Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,
- Job 29:12
Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.
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