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Job 24:11 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Job 24:11 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 24 verse 11 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.”
Job 24:11 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 24:11
Which make oil within their walls (בֵּין שׁוּרֹתָם יַצְהִירוּ, bein shurótam yatshíru)—The phrase bein shurotam literally means 'between their rows' or 'within their walls,' suggesting the enclosed spaces where olives are pressed. The verb tsahar (צָהַר) means to press out oil, labor-intensive work requiring crushing olives. The workers labor in the very midst of abundance—surrounded by olive oil, a staple of ancient diet and a symbol of prosperity (Psalm 104:15).And tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst (יְקָבִים דָּרְכוּ וַיִּצְמָאוּ, yeqavím darkhú vayyitsma'ú)—Yeqavím (יְקָבִים) are w...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 24:11
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“the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields”
“and his chambers by injustice; who uses his neighbor's service without wages”
“Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.”