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Job 24:13-17

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

13. They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof. 14. The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief. 15. The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth [his] face. 16. In the dark they dig through houses, [which] they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light. 17. For the morning [is] to them even as the shadow of death: if [one] know [them, they are in] the terrors of the shadow of death.

Job 24:13-17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Job 24:13

Theological / Devotional

Against the light. This verse begins a new section, which covers vs. 13-17, dealing with murderers, adulterers, and thieves. This type of iniquity thrives under cover of darkness. Its devotees “rebel against the light” — not only the light of day but also the light of reason, conscience, and law. They observe no moral restraints.

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