12 The dying groan in the city,
And the souls of the wounded cry out;
Yet God does not charge them with wrong.
And the souls of the wounded cry out;
Yet God does not charge them with wrong.
14 aThe murderer rises with the light;
He kills the poor and needy;
And in the night he is like a thief.
He kills the poor and needy;
And in the night he is like a thief.
15 aThe eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight,
bSaying, ‘No eye will see me’;
And he1 disguises his face.
bSaying, ‘No eye will see me’;
And he1 disguises his face.
16 In the dark they break into houses
Which they marked for themselves in the daytime;
aThey do not know the light.
Which they marked for themselves in the daytime;
aThey do not know the light.
17 For the morning is the same to them as the shadow of death;
If someone recognizes them,
They are in the terrors of the shadow of death.
If someone recognizes them,
They are in the terrors of the shadow of death.
18 “They should be swift on the face of the waters,
Their portion should be cursed in the earth,
So that no one would turn into the way of their vineyards.
Their portion should be cursed in the earth,
So that no one would turn into the way of their vineyards.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
John Wesley's Notes
| << Job 24:13 | Job 24:15 >> |
Job 24:14
Poor - Where he finds nothing to satisfy his covetousness, he exercises his cruelty.
| << Job 24:13 | Job 24:15 >> |
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