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They pass the night naked, without clothing;
    they have no covering against the cold;
They are drenched with rain from the mountains,
    and for want of shelter they cling to the rock.
Orphans are snatched from the breast,
    infants of the needy are taken in pledge.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 24:9 This verse continues the description of the plight of the poor in vv. 2–4, and may belong there.