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Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Job 24:17

They shrink from the "morning" light, as much as other men do from the blackest darkness ("the shadow of death").

if one know—that is, recognize them. Rather, "They know well (are familiar with) the terrors of," etc. [UMBREIT]. Or, as MAURER, "They know the terrors of (this) darkness," namely, of morning, the light, which is as terrible to them as darkness ("the shadow of death") is to other men.

Job 24:2-24

Instances of the wicked doing the worst deeds with seeming impunity (Job 24:2-24).

Some—the wicked.

landmarks—boundaries between different pastures (Deuteronomy 19:14; Proverbs 22:28).

Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Job 24:17:

Job 18:11
Job 38:15
Jeremiah 21:12
1 Thessalonians 5:4

 

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