The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt.Job 24:9
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
יִ֭גְזְלוּ מִשֹּׁ֣ד יָת֑וֹם וְֽעַל־עָנִ֥י יַחְבֹּֽלוּ׃
- יִ֭גְזְלוּYig.ze.lu“people tear away”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from גָּזַל · “to plunder” · Strong's H1497
- מִשֹּׁ֣דmi.Shod“from [the] breast”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֹׁד · “breast” · Strong's H7699B
- יָת֑וֹםya.Tom“a fatherless one”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָתוֹם · “orphan” · Strong's H3490
- וְֽעַל־ve.'al-“and on”Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- עָנִ֥י'a.Ni“[the] poor”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָנִי · “afflicted” · Strong's H6041
- יַחְבֹּֽלוּ׃yach.Bo.lu“they take pledges”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָבַל · “to pledge” · Strong's H2254A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)