Christian Standard Bible
Job 24:13
13The wicked are those who rebel against the light. They do not recognize its ways or stay on its paths.
Job 24:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
- New International Version (NIV)“There are those who rebel against the light, who do not know its ways or stay in its paths.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"There are those who rebel against the light, who are not acquainted with its ways, and do not stay in its paths.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“There are those who rebel against the light; They do not know its ways Nor abide in its paths.
Context of Job 24:13
11They crush olives in their presses; they tread the winepresses, but go thirsty. 12From the city, men groan; the mortally wounded cry for help, yet God pays no attention to this crime. The wicked are those who rebel against the light. They do not recognize its ways or stay on its paths. 14The murderer rises at dawn to kill the poor and needy, and by night he becomes a thief. 15The adulterer’s eye watches for twilight, thinking, “No eye will see me,” and he covers his face.
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הֵ֤מָּה׀ הָיוּ֮ בְּֽמֹרְדֵ֫י־א֥וֹר לֹֽא־הִכִּ֥ירוּ דְרָכָ֑יו וְלֹ֥א יָ֝שְׁב֗וּ בִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 24:13
- Luke 12:47And that servant who knew his master’s will and didn’t prepare himself or do it will be severely beaten.
- John 3:19This is the judgment: The light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.
- John 9:39Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, in order that those who do not see will see and those who do see will become blind.”
- John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now they have no excuse for their sin.
- Romans 1:32Although they know God’s just sentence — that those who practice such things deserve to die — they not only do them, but even applaud others who practice them.
- Romans 2:17Now if you call yourself a Jew, and rely on the law, and boast in God,
- James 4:17So it is sin to know the good and yet not do it.
- Proverbs 4:19But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they don’t know what makes them stumble.
- John 12:35Jesus answered, “The light will be with you only a little longer. Walk while you have the light so that darkness doesn’t overtake you. The one who walks in darkness doesn’t know where he’s going.
- Romans 3:11There is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10and with every wicked deception among those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth and so be saved.
- Job 23:11My feet have followed in his tracks; I have kept to his way and not turned aside.
- John 8:31Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you continue in my word, you really are my disciples.
- John 15:6If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown aside like a branch and he withers. They gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
- 2 Peter 2:20For if, having escaped the world’s impurity through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in these things and defeated, the last state is worse for them than the first.
- 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they did not belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. However, they went out so that it might be made clear that none of them belongs to us.
Commentaries on Job 24:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13They - rebel against the light - Speaking of wicked men. They rebel against the light of God in their consciences, and his light in his word. They are tyrants in grain, and care neither for God nor the poor. They know not the ways thereof - they will not learn their duty to God or man. Nor abide in the paths thereof - if brought at any time to a better mind, they speedily relapse; and are steady only in cruelty and mischief. This is the character of the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13They are of those that rebel against the light - That is, they hate the light: compare John 3:20. It is unpleasant to them, and they perform their deeds in the night. Job here commences a reference to another class of wicked persons - those who perform their deeds in the darkness of the night; and he shows that the same thing is true of them as of those who commit crimes in open day, that God does not interpose directly to punish them. They are suffered…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-17Verses 13-17 See what care and pains wicked men take to compass their wicked designs; let it shame our negligence and slothfulness in doing good. See what pains those take, who make provision for the flesh to fulfil the lusts of it: pains to compass, and then to hide that which will end in death and hell at last. Less pains would mortify and crucify the flesh, and be life and heaven at last. Shame came in with sin, and everlasting shame is at the end of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-17This list of criminal behaviors first emphasizes crimes against weak people (24:2–12). Then it examines the criminals themselves (24:13–17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-242-24. Instances of the wicked doing the worst deeds with seeming impunity (Job 24:2-24). Some--the wicked. landmarks--boundaries between different pastures (De 19:14; Pr 22:28).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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