Dredge

Concept

Dredge appears in the KJV of Job 24:6—"They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked"—where the Hebrew bᵊlîlô (literally "mixed feed" or "fodder") refers to the mixed grain or stubble gleaned from another's field. Modern translations render the term as "fodder," "mixed feed," or "livestock grain." The verse describes the destitute poor forced to harvest leftover grain from the fields of the wicked—grain that is properly fodder for animals rather than food for people.

The ISBE cross-references this word under the entry for Corn. The context in Job 24 is a sustained lament over the social injustices that go unpunished: the poor are driven from their land, must glean fields that belong to others, and eat what animals eat, illustrating the depth of their oppression and the apparent indifference of divine justice—a tension at the heart of Job's dialogue with his friends.