3They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge.
When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge. …
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.
Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge: …
For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-12)Job’s friends had been very positive in it that they should soon see the fall of wicked people, how much soever they might prosper for a while. By no means, says Job; though times are not hidden from the Almighty , yet those that know him do not presently see his day , Job 24:1. 1. He takes it for granted that times are not hidden from the Almighty; past times are not hidden from his judgment (Ecc…
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