Job 24:2–4
Job 24:2–4 — The New International Version (NIV)
2 There are those who move boundary stones;
they pasture flocks they have stolen.
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 24:2–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
2 Some remove the landmarks;
They violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.
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 24:2–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)
2 Evil people steal land by moving the boundary markers.
They steal livestock and put them in their own pastures.
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 24:2–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
2 “Some remove landmarks;
They seize flocks violently and feed on them;
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 24:2–4 — New Century Version (NCV)
2 Wicked people take other people’s land;
they steal flocks and take them to new pastures.
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 24:2–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)
2 There are that remove the landmarks;
They violently take away flocks, and feed them.
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 24:2–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
2 They remove the landmarks; they violently take away the flocks and pasture them; 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 24:2–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
2 “⸤People⸥ move boundary markers.
They steal flocks and tend them as shepherds.
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 24:2–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
2 The wicked displace boundary markers.
They steal a flock and provide pasture for it.
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 24:2–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
2 The wicked remove landmarks;
they seize flocks and pasture them.
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 24:2–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
2 They remove border stones;
they seize flocks, and they pasture them.
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 24:2–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
2 People move their neighbor’s boundary stones.
They steal their neighbor’s flocks.
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 24:2–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
2 “Some remove the landmarks;
They seize and devour flocks.
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.