Job 24:7
Without clothing, they spend the night naked; they have no covering against the cold.
BSB
ASV
They lie all night naked without clothing, And have no covering in the cold.
KJV
They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
They cause the naked to lodge without clothing - They strip others of their clothing, and leave them destitute. That they have no covering in the cold - All travelers tell us, that though the day is intensely hot in the deserts of Arabia, yet the nights are often intensely cold. Hence, the sufferings of those who are plundered, and who have nothing to defend themselves from the cold air of the night.
UMBREIT understands it of the Bedouin robbers, who are quite regardless of the comforts of life, "They pass the night naked, and uncovered," &c. But the allusion to Job 22:6, makes the English Version preferable (see on Job 24:10). Frost is not uncommon at night in those regions (Ge 31:40).
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Isaiah 58:7Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own…
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For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,
John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”
He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.
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Job 22:6For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing.
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If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,
He oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations.
He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.