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Job 24
Verse 1
Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?
Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?
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- seeing
- Psalms 31:15, Ecclesiastes 3:17, 8:6,7, 9:11,12, Isaiah 60:22, Daniel 2:21, Luke 21:22-24, Acts 1:7, 17:26, 1 Thessalonians 5:1, 1 Timothy 4:1, 6:15, 2 Peter 2:3, 3:7,8
- they that know
- Psalms 9:10, 36:10, John 17:3
- not see
- Genesis 7:4, 18:17,20,21, Psalms 73:16-19, Jeremiah 12:1-3, Matthew 24:38, Romans 2:5
Verse 2
Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.
Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.
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- landmarks
- Deuteronomy 19:14, 27:17, Proverbs 22:28, 23:10, Hosea 5:10
- violently
- 1:15,17, 5:5
- feed thereof
- or, feed them.
Verse 3
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
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- drive
- 22:6-9, 31:16,17, Deuteronomy 24:6,10-13,17-21, 1 Samuel 12:3
Verse 4
They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
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- turn
- 14, 31:16, Psalms 109:16, Proverbs 22:16, 30:14, Isaiah 10:2, Ezekiel 18:12,18, 22:29, Amos 2:7, 8:4-6, Micah 2:1,2
- hide
- Proverbs 28:12,28, James 5:4-6
Verse 5
Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.
Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.
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- wild asses
- 39:5-7, Jeremiah 2:24, Hosea 8:9
- rising
- 14, Proverbs 4:16, Hosea 7:6, Micah 2:1, Zephaniah 3:3, John 18:28, Acts 23:12
- the wilderness
- 5:5, 12:6, Genesis 16:12, 27:40
Verse 6
They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.
They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.
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- They reap
- Deuteronomy 28:33,51, Judges 6:3-6, Micah 6:15
- corn
- Heb. mingled corn, or, dredge. they gather, etc. Heb. the wicked gather the vintage.
Verse 7
They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.
They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.
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- the naked
- 10, 22:6, 31:19,20, Exodus 22:26,27, Deuteronomy 24:11-13, Isaiah 58:7, Acts 9:31
- no covering
- Genesis 31:40, Proverbs 31:21; *marg:
Verse 8
They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
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- wet
- Song of Solomon 5:2
- embrace
- Lamentations 4:5, Hebrews 11:38
Verse 9
They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.
They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.
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- 2 Kings 4:1, Nehemiah 5:5
Verse 10
They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;
They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;
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- they take away
- Deuteronomy 24:19, Amos 2:7,8, 5:11,12
Verse 11
Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.
Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.
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- Deuteronomy 25:4, Jeremiah 22:13, James 5:4
Verse 12
Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.
Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.
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- groan
- Exodus 1:13,14, 2:23,24, 22:27, Judges 10:16, Psalms 12:5, Ecclesiastes 4:1, Isaiah 52:5
- wounded
- Psalms 69:26, 109:22
- yet God
- Psalms 50:21, Ecclesiastes 8:11,12, Malachi 2:17, 3:15, Romans 2:4,5, 2 Peter 3:15
Verse 13
They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
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- rebel
- Luke 12:47,48, John 3:19,20, 9:39-41, 15:22-24, Romans 1:32, 2:17-24, James 4:17
- they know
- Proverbs 4:19, John 12:35,40, Romans 3:11-17, 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
- nor abide
- 23:11,12, John 8:31,44, 15:6, 2 Peter 2:20-22, 1 John 2:19, Jude 1:6
Verse 14
The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.
The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.
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- murderer
- 2 Samuel 11:14-17, Psalms 10:8-10, Micah 2:1,2, Ephesians 5:7-11
- in the night
- Luke 12:39, 1 Thessalonians 5:2, Revelation 3:3
Verse 15
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.
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- eye
- Exodus 20:14, 2 Samuel 11:4-13, 12:12, Psalms 50:18, Proverbs 6:32-35, 7:9,10
- No eye
- 22:13,14, Psalms 10:11, 73:11, 94:7, Ezekiel 8:12, 9:9
- disguiseth his face
- Heb. setteth his face in secret. Or, "putteth a covering on his face;" probably the hood of the burnoose, or cloak, which the Arabs sometimes throw over their other garments.
- Genesis 38:14,15
Verse 16
In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
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- In the dark
- Exodus 22:2,3, Ezekiel 12:5-7,12, Matthew 24:43
- they know
- 13, 38:12,13, John 3:20, Ephesians 5:11-13
Verse 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.
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.
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- in the terrors
- 3:5, Psalms 73:18,19, Jeremiah 2:26, 2 Corinthians 5:10,11, Revelation 6:16,17
Verse 18
He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
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- swift
- Psalms 58:7, 73:18-20, Isaiah 23:10
- their portion
- Deuteronomy 28:16-20, Psalms 69:22, Proverbs 3:33, Malachi 2:2
Verse 19
Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.
Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.
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- Drought
- 6:15-17
- consume
- Heb. violently take. so doth.
- 21:23,32-34, Psalms 49:14, 58:8,9, 68:2, Proverbs 14:32, Ecclesiastes 9:4-6, Luke 12:20, Luke 16:22
Verse 20
The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.
The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.
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- the worm
- 17:14, 19:26
- he shall be
- Proverbs 10:7, Ecclesiastes 8:10, Isaiah 26:14
- wickedness
- 14:7-10, 18:16,17, Daniel 4:14, Matthew 3:10
Verse 21
He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
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- evil
- 1 Samuel 1:6,7
- doeth not
- 3, 29:13, 31:16-18
Verse 22
He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.
He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.
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- draweth
- Esther 3:8-10, Daniel 6:4-9, John 19:12-16, Revelation 16:13,14, 17:2
- no man is sure of life
- or, he trusteth not his own life.
Verse 23
Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.
Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.
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- it be given
- Psalms 73:3-12, Jeremiah 12:1-3
- whereon
- Ecclesiastes 8:11, Isaiah 10:8-11, 56:12, Luke 12:16-20,45, 1 Thessalonians 5:3
- yet his eyes
- Psalms 10:13,14, 11:4,5, Proverbs 5:21, 15:3, 25:21-23, Ecclesiastes 5:8, Amos 8:7, 9:2, Habakkuk 1:13, Revelation 2:23
Verse 24
They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
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- are exalted
- 20:5, Psalms 37:10,35,36, 73:19, 92:7, James 1:11, 5:1-3
- gone
- Heb. not.
- 8:22; *marg:
- taken out
- Heb. closed up. cut off.
- Isaiah 17:5,6, Revelation 14:14-20
Verse 25
And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
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- who will make
- 9:24, 11:2,3, 15:2
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