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.
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What Does Job 24:17 Mean?
Job 24:15-17
No one wants to be found guilty of adultery! It is not only an offense to the aggrieved husband or wife involved, but also to their home and their children. It strikes at the very basis of a decent society. Treachery is a violation of trust and confidence, like that placed in us by our spouses and by Almighty God (Jeremiah 9:2; Malachi 2:14-16).
Martin G. Collins
The Seventh Commandment
Related Topics: Adultery
| Confidence
| Family
| Marriage as Foundation of Society
| Seventh Commandment
| Sexual Immorality
| The Seventh Commandment
| Treachery
| Trust
| Unfaithfulness
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