Job 24:13

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 press out oil within their walls, they tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst. 12Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out; and God imputeth not the impiety. There are those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof. 14The murderer riseth with the light, killeth the afflicted and needy, and in the night is as a thief. 15And the eye of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me; and he putteth a covering on [his] face.

Job 24:13 word by word

הֵ֤מָּה׀ הָיוּ֮ בְּֽמֹרְדֵ֫י־א֥וֹר לֹֽא־הִכִּ֥ירוּ דְרָכָ֑יו וְלֹ֥א יָ֝שְׁב֗וּ בִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• rebelמָרַדmârad · to rebelH4775
• lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• pathsנְתִיבָהnâthîyb nethîybâh nethibâh · pathH5410

Cross-references for Job 24:13

• Luke 12:47But that bondman who knew his own lord's will, and had not prepared [himself] nor done his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes];
• John 3:19And this is the judgment, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light; for their works were evil.
• John 9:39And Jesus said, For judgment am I come into this world, that they which see not may see, and they which see may become blind.
• John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they had not had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
• Romans 1:32who knowing the righteous judgment of God, that they who do such things are worthy of death, not only practise them, but have fellow delight in those who do [them].
• Romans 2:17But if thou art named a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast in God,
• James 4:17To him therefore who knows how to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin.
• Proverbs 4:19The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
• John 12:35Jesus therefore said to them, Yet a little while is the light amongst you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness may not overtake you. And he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.
• Romans 3:11there is not the [man] that understands, there is not one that seeks after God.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:10and in all deceit of unrighteousness to them that perish, because they have not received the love of the truth that they might be saved.
• Job 23:11My foot hath held to his steps; his way have I kept, and not turned aside.
• John 8:31Jesus therefore said to the Jews who believed him, If ye abide in my word, ye are truly my disciples;
• John 15:6Unless any one abide in me he is cast out as the branch, and is dried up; and they gather them and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
• 2 Peter 2:20For if after having escaped the pollutions of the world through [the] knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, again entangled, they are subdued by these, their last state is worse than the first.
• 1 John 2:19They went out from among us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have surely remained with us, but that they might be made manifest that none are of 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

Topics related to Job 24:13

• Character
• Homicide
• Impenitence
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Covering
• Light
• Pluck
• Tread
• Job, Book of

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