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Job 24:9 Cross-References
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“They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.”
Job 24:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 24:9
They pluck the fatherless from the breast (יִגְזְלוּ מִשַּׁד יָתוֹם, yigzelú mishád yatóm)—The verb gazal (גָזַל) means to tear away violently or rob, the same word used in verse 2 for seizing flocks. The shad (שַׁד, breast) indicates a nursing infant. This horrific image depicts creditors seizing even nursing babies as payment for debt—the ultimate cruelty, separating mother and child at the most vulnerable life stage. Whether literal or hyperbolic, it represents the complete ruthlessness of oppression that respects no human bond.And take a pledge of the poor (וְעַל־עָנִי יַחְבְּלוּ, ve'al-an...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 24:9
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