Job 24:16New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “In the dark they dig into houses, They shut themselves up by day; They do not know the light.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— In the dark they dig through houses, [which] they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— In the dark they dig through houses: they shut themselves up in the daytime; they know not the light.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— In the dark they dig through houses: They shut themselves up in the day-time; They know not the light.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— In the dark they dig through houses, [which] they had marked for themselves in the day-time: they know not the light.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in; they know not the light:
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— He breaketh, in the dark, into houses,—By day, they lock themselves in, They know not the light;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— He hath dug in the darkness—houses; By day they shut themselves up, They have not known light.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— He diggeth through houses in the dark, as in the day they had appointed for themselves, and they have not known the light.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— They digge through houses in the darke, which they marked for themselues in the daye: they knowe not the light.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— In the darke they digge through houses, [which] they had marked for themselues in the day time: they know not the light.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— In darkness he breaks into houses which he has marked in the daytime. The wicked know not the light.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— In darkness he digs through houses: by day they conceal themselves securely: they know not the light.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— In the dark they dig through houses, [which] they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light. |
In the dark
2822 {2822} Primeחֹשֶׁךְchoshek{kho-shek'}
From H2821; the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.
they dig through
2864 {2864} Primeחָתַרchathar{khaw-thar'}
A primitive root; to force a passage, as by burglary; figuratively with oars.
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
houses,
1004 {1004} Primeבַּיִתbayith{bah'-yith}
Probably from H1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.).
[ which] they had marked
2856 {2856} Primeחָתַםchatham{khaw-tham'}
A primitive root; to close up; especially to seal.
z8765 <8765> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 2121
for themselves in the daytime:
3119 {3119} Primeיוֹמָםyowmam{yo-mawm'}
From H3117; daily.
they know
3045 {3045} Primeידעyada`{yaw-dah'}
A primitive root; to know (properly to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively instruction, designation, punishment, etc.).
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
not
x3808 (3808) Complementלֹאlo'{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
the light.
216 {0216} Primeאוֹר'owr{ore}
From H0215; illumination or (concretely) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.). |
Job 24:16
_ _ dig through — Houses in the East are generally built of sun-dried mud bricks (so Matthew 6:19). “Thieves break through,” literally, “dig through” (Ezekiel 12:7).
_ _ had marked — Rather, as in Job 9:7, “They shut themselves up” (in their houses); literally, “they seal up.”
_ _ for themselves — for their own ends, namely, to escape detection.
_ _ know not — shun. |
Job 24:16
They — The robber: having on that occasion inserted the mention of the adulterer as one who acted his sin in the same manner as the night — thief did, he now returns to him again. |
- In the dark:
Exodus 22:2-3 If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, [there shall] no blood [be shed] for him. ... If the sun be risen upon him, [there shall be] blood [shed] for him; [for] he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
Ezekiel 12:5-7 Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. ... And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought [it] forth in the twilight, [and] I bare [it] upon [my] shoulder in their sight.
Ezekiel 12:12 And the prince that [is] among them shall bear upon [his] shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with [his] eyes.
Matthew 24:43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
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- they know:
Job 24:13 They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
Job 38:12-13 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; [and] caused the dayspring to know his place; ... That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
John 3:20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
Ephesians 5:11-13 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove [them]. ... But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
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