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Job 24:5

King James Version (KJV)

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Job 24:5

Verse 5 of 25

Scripture focus

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.

Job 24:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Job 24:5

Theological / Devotional

As wild asses in the desert. This may refer to bands of marauders scouring the desert like hordes of wild asses, or to the oppressed and needy people driven from society and compelled to seek a precarious subsistence, like the wild ass in the desert.

For a prey. That is, as food for their children. Job’s concern for the plight of the common people reflects his righteous character.

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