Job 24:3
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 24
“They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.”Job 24:3
What Does Job 24:3 Mean?
Job 24:3 is found in the book of Job, chapter 24, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Job 24:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 24:6“No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.”Job 22:6“For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.”Job 22:9“Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.”Job 6:27“Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.”Exodus 22:26“If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:”Deuteronomy 24:10“When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.”Deuteronomy 24:17“Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:”1 Samuel 12:3“Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.”Job 24:21“He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.”Job 31:16“If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;”Ezekiel 18:7“And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;”Ezekiel 33:15“If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.”Deuteronomy 24:12“And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:”
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