Job 24:18

Job 24:18

16 In the dark they break into houses
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.

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.

19 As drought and heat¹ consume the snow waters,
So¹ the grave consumes those who have sinned.

20 The womb should forget him,
The worm should feed sweetly on him;
^aHe should be remembered no more,
And wickedness should be broken like a tree.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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He is swift as the waters - Literally, Light is he on the face of the waters: and cursed shall be their portion on the earth, which Mr. Good translates: -

Miserable is this man on the waters:

Deeply miserable the lot of those on dry land.

He beholdeth not the way of the vineyards - These no longer flourish or bring forth fruit. The labor of the vintage fails.

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