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There are those who pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge of the poor,
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The Depths of Human Cruelty
Commentators explain that this verse describes horrific acts of injustice. The wicked are depicted as so cruel they would tear an infant from its mother to sell into slavery or take the last essential possession from a poor person as a pledge, leaving them destitute. This illustrates the extreme evil Job sees in the world.
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Job
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They pluck the fatherless from the breast — That is, they steal away unprotected children and sell them, or make slaves of them for their …
19th Century
Baptist
He lets them alone, leaves them to do as they please. So it seems; but this is not the day of judgment, and this is not the place of final retribut…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They pluck the fatherless from the breast Either on purpose to starve it, which must be extremely barbarous; or to s…
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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…
