Job 24

Berean Standard Bible

Job: Judgment for the Wicked

1“WhyH4069 does the AlmightyH7706 notH3808 reserveH6845 times for judgmentH6256? Why may those who know HimH3045 neverH3808 seeH2372 His daysH3117?2Men moveH5381 boundary stonesH1367; they pastureH7462 stolenH1497 flocksH5739.3They drive awayH5090 the donkeyH2543 of the fatherlessH3490 and take the widow’sH490 oxH7794 in pledgeH2254.4They pushH5186 the needyH34 off the roadH1870 and force allH3162 the poorH6035 of the landH776 into hidingH2244.

5IndeedH2005, like wild donkeysH6501 in the desertH4057,the poor goH3318 to workH6467 foragingH7836 for foodH2964;the wastelandH6160 is foodH3899 for their childrenH5288.6They gatherH7114 fodderH1098 in the fieldsH7704and gleanH3953 the vineyardsH3754 of the wickedH7563.7WithoutH1097 clothingH3830, they spend the nightH3885 nakedH6174;they have noH369 coveringH3682 against the coldH7135.8DrenchedH7372 by mountainH2022 rainsH2230,they huddleH2263 against the rocksH6697 for wantH1097 of shelterH4268.

9The fatherless infantH3490 is snatchedH1497 from the breastH7699;the nursing childH5921 of the poorH6041 is seized for a debtH2254.10WithoutH1097 clothingH3830, they wander aboutH1980 nakedH6174.They carryH5375 the sheavesH6016, but still go hungryH7457.11They crush olivesH6671 withinH996 their wallsH7791;they treadH1869 the winepressesH3342, but go thirstyH6770.12From the cityH5892, menH4962 groanH5008,and the soulsH5315 of the woundedH2491 cry outH7768,yet GodH433 chargesH7760 no oneH3808 with wrongdoingH8604.

13Then thereH1992 areH1961 those who rebelH4775 against the lightH216,notH3808 knowingH5234 its waysH1870 H3808 or stayingH3427 on its pathsH5410.14When daylightH216 is gone, the murdererH7523 risesH6965to killH6991 the poorH6041 and needyH34;in the nightH3915 he isH1961 like a thiefH1590.15The eyeH5869 of the adultererH5003 watchesH8104 for twilightH5399.ThinkingH559, ‘NoH3808 eyeH5869 will see meH7789,’ he coversH5643 H7760 his faceH6440.16In the darkH2822 they dig throughH2864 housesH1004;by dayH3119 they shut themselves inH2856,neverH3808 to experienceH3045 the lightH216.17ForH3588 to them, deep darknessH6757 is theirH3162 morningH1242;surelyH3588 they are friends withH5234 the terrorsH1091 of darknessH6757!

18TheyH1931 are but foamH7031 onH5921 the surfaceH6440 of the waterH4325;their portionH2513 of the landH776 is cursedH7043,so that no oneH3808 turnsH6437 towardH1870 their vineyardsH3754.19As droughtH6723 andH1571 heatH2527 consumeH1497 the melting snowH4325 H7950,so SheolH7585 steals those who have sinnedH2398.20The wombH7358 forgets themH7911;the wormH7415 feeds on themH4985;they are rememberedH2142 noH3808 moreH5750.So injusticeH5766 is brokenH7665 like a treeH6086.21They preyH7462 on the barrenH6135 and childlessH3808 H3205,and show noH3808 kindnessH3190 to the widowH490.

22Yet by His powerH3581, God drags awayH4900 the mightyH47;though rising upH6965, they have noH3808 assuranceH539 of lifeH2416.23He givesH5414 them a sense of securityH983 H8172,but His eyesH5869 are onH5921 their waysH1870.24They are exaltedH7426 for a momentH4592,then they are goneH369;they are brought lowH4355 and gathered upH7092 like all othersH3605;they are cut offH5243 like headsH7218 of grainH7641.25IfH518 this is not soH3808, thenH645 whoH4310 can prove me a liarH3576and reduceH7760 my wordsH4405 to nothingH408?”