Job 24:4

“They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.”

"They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together." - Job 24:4
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What does Job 24:4 mean?

Job 24:4 (KJV) states, "They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together." The Book of Job is known for its exploration of the problem of evil and suffering, and this verse is no exception. In this chapter, Job is lamenting the apparent lack of…

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The Hidden Struggles: A Call to Compassion

In the book of Job, we witness a man enduring unimaginable suffering and grappling with questions of justice and the role of God in human affairs. Today, we draw our focus to Job 24:4, which states, "They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves…

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A Prayer for the Needy and the Oppressed

O Sovereign God, in the stillness of this moment, I come before You with a heart heavy for the poor, the oppressed, and the needy outlined in Your Word. As Job 24:4 proclaims, "They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together," I am reminded of…

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Job 24:4 - "They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together."
Job 24:24 - "They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn."
Eliphaz speaks to Job in Job 4.
Job 19:24 - "That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!"
Job 24:8 - "They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter."
Job 24:9 - "They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor."
Job 24:7 - "They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold."
Job 21:24 - "His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow."
Job 36:24 - "Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold."
Job 24:14 - "The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief."
Job 24:3 - "They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge."
Job 28:24 - "For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;"
Job 24:21 - "He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow."
Job 24:6 - "They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked."
Job 24:2 - "Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof."
Job 29:24 - "If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down."
Job 40:24 - "He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares."
Job 41:24 - "His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone."
Job 24:11 - "Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst."
Job 13:24 - "Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?"
Job 39:24 - "He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet."
Job 37:24 - "Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart."
Job 24:18 - "He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards."
Job 22:24 - "Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks."
Job 38:24 - "By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?"
Job 24:13 - "They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof."
Job 24:10 - "They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;"
Job 34:24 - "He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead."
Job 24:17 - "For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death."