9They take violently away From the breast the orphan, And on the poor they lay a pledge.


In Context

6 In a field his provender they reap, And the vineyard of the wicked they glean.

7 The naked they cause to lodge Without clothing. And there is no covering in the cold.

8 From the inundation of hills they are wet, And without a refuge — have embraced a rock.

9 They take violently away From the breast the orphan, And on the poor they lay a pledge.

10 Naked, they have gone without clothing, And hungry — have taken away a sheaf.

11 Between their walls they make oil, Wine-presses they have trodden, and thirst.

Job 24:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:9They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:9The fatherless child is snatched from the breast; the infant of the poor is seized for a debt.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:9They have violently robbed the fatherless, and stripped the poor common people.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:9There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge of the poor;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:9They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:9There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:9They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:9There are those who pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:9They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.