Job 24:9
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor."
Word-by-Word Analysis
חָזֶה
châzeh
the breast (as most seen in front)
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
חָבַל
châbal
to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturi...
עָנִי
ʻânîy
depressed, in mind or circumstances
Key Terms in This Verse
חָבַל châbal
to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)
Study H2254 →Cross References
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