Job 24:5

Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.

King James Version
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Other Translations for Job 24:5

BSB
Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go to work foraging for food; the wasteland is food for their children.
AKJV
Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yields food for them and for their children.
CPDV
Others, like wild asses in the desert, go forth to their work; by watching for prey, they obtain bread for their children.
ERV
Behold, as wild asses in the desert they go forth to their work, seeking diligently for meat; the wilderness yieldeth them food for their children.
NHEB
Look, as wild donkeys in the desert, they go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food. The wilderness yields them bread for their children.
SMT
Behold, wild asses in the desert will go forth in their work, seeking for prey: the sterile region bread for him, and for the young.

Commentary for Job 24:5

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Job 24:5
Summary
Desperate poor labor for subsistence
Place
Desert
Event
Poor survive through primitive labor
Estimated Time Period
c. 2000 BC
Category
Narrative