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There are people who remove the landmarks. They violently take away flocks, and feed them.
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The Gravity of Moving Landmarks
Commentators explain that removing landmarks was a severe crime in the ancient world. Before modern deeds and surveys, these markers were the only way to define property. To move one was to steal a person's inheritance and livelihood. This act was strictly forbidden in God's law (Deuteronomy 19:14) and was even considered a heinous crime by surrounding pagan cultures, highlighting its universal wickedness.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Some remove the land-marks - Landmarks are pillars or stones set up to mark the boundaries of a farm. To remove them, by carrying them onto …
19th Century
Anglican
Some remove the landmarks. —Now follows a description of the wrongdoings of various classes of men. The removal of landma…
Baptist
"They are hard-hearted enough to rob even poor widows and orphans."
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[Some] remove the landmarks Anciently set to distinguish one man's land from another, to secure property, and preser…
Job discusses further the prosperity of the wicked. He had previously shown, in chapter 21, that many who are ungodly and profane live at ease.
13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding chapter, Job argued that he had not been punished because of wickedness, as Eliphaz had asserted (Job 22:5). Now, he w…
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