Job 24:3–4

3 They have driven away the ass of the fatherless, and have taken away the widow’s ox for a pledge.

4 They have overturned the way of the poor, and have oppressed together the meek of the earth.

Job 24:3–4 — New International Version (2011) (NIV)

3 They drive away the orphan’s donkey

and take the widow’s ox in pledge.

4 They thrust the needy from the path

and force all the poor of the land into hiding.

Job 24:3–4 — English Standard Version (ESV)

3 They drive away the donkey of the fatherless;

they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

4 They thrust the poor off the road;

the poor of the earth all hide themselves.

Job 24:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless,

They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

4 They turn the needy out of the way:

The poor of the earth hide themselves together.

Job 24:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

3 They take the orphan’s donkey

and demand the widow’s ox as security for a loan.

4 The poor are pushed off the path;

the needy must hide together for safety.

Job 24:3–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

3 They drive away the donkey of the fatherless;

They take the widow’s ox as a pledge.

4 They push the needy off the road;

All the poor of the land are forced to hide.

Job 24:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)

3 They chase away the orphan’s donkey

and take the widow’s ox when she has no money.

4 They push needy people off the path;

all the poor of the land hide from them.

Job 24:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless;

They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

4 They turn the needy out of the way:

The poor of the earth all hide themselves.

Job 24:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge; 4 They turn the needy out of the way: the afflicted of the land all hide themselves.

Job 24:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

3 They drive away the orphan’s donkey.

They take the widow’s ox as security for a loan.

4 They force needy people off the road.

All the poor people of the country go into hiding.

Job 24:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

3 They drive away the donkeys owned by the fatherless

and take the widow’s ox as collateral.

4 They push the needy off the road;

the poor of the land are forced into hiding.

Job 24:3–4 — New Revised Standard Version: Updated Edition (NRSVue)

3 They drive away the donkey of the orphan;

they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

4 They thrust the needy off the road;

the poor of the earth all hide themselves.

Job 24:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

3 They drive away the donkey of orphans;

they take the widow’s ox as a pledge.

4 They thrust the poor off the road;

the needy of the earth hide themselves together.

Job 24:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

3 They take away the donkeys

that belong to children whose fathers have died.

They take a widow’s ox until she has paid what she owes.

4 They push those who are needy out of their way.

They force all of the poor people in the land to go into hiding.

Job 24:3–4 — New American Standard Bible (1995) (NASB95)

3 “They drive away the donkeys of the orphans;

They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

4 “They push the needy aside from the road;

The poor of the land are made to hide themselves altogether.

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