Job 24:6

New International Reader's Version

The poor go to the fields and get a little grain. They gather up what is left in the vineyards of sinners.

Cross References

Job 24:18

“But sinners are like bubbles on the surface of water. Their share of the land is under God’s curse. So no one goes to their vineyards.

Job 24:5

The poor are like wild donkeys in the desert. They have to go around looking for food. The dry and empty land provides the only food for their children.

Job 24:7

The poor don’t have any clothes. So they spend the night naked. They don’t have anything to cover themselves in the cold.

Job 31:39

Suppose I’ve used up its crops without paying for them. Or I’ve broken the spirit of its renters.

Micah 6:15

You will plant seeds. But you will not harvest any crops. You will press olives. But you will not use the oil. You will crush grapes. But you will not drink the wine that is made from them.

Deuteronomy 28:33

A nation you don’t know anything about will eat what you work to produce on your land. You will only be treated badly as long as you live.

Deuteronomy 28:51

They will eat up the young animals among your livestock. They’ll eat up the crops on your land. They’ll destroy you. They won’t leave you any grain, olive oil or fresh wine. They won’t leave you any calves or lambs. They’ll destroy you.