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

11Within the walls they produce oil; They tread wine presses but thirst. 12From the city men groan, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not pay attention to folly. “Others have been with those who rebel against the light; They do not want to know its ways Nor abide in its paths. 14The murderer arises at dawn; He kills the poor and the needy, And at night he is as a thief. 15The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, ‘No eye will see me.’ And he disguises his face.

Job 24:13 word by word

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

• have beenהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• with those who rebelמָרַדmârad · to rebelH4775
• against the lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• They do not want to knowנָכַרnâkar · to recognizeH5234
• its waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• Norלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• abideיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in its pathsנְתִיבָהnâthîyb nethîybâh nethibâh · pathH5410

Cross-references for Job 24:13

• Luke 12:47And that slave who knew his master’s will and did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will receive many lashes,
• John 3:19This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.
• John 9:39And Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind.”
• John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
• Romans 1:32and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.
• Romans 2:17But if you bear the name “Jew” and rely upon the Law and boast in God,
• James 4:17Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.
• Proverbs 4:19The way of the wicked is like darkness; They do not know over what they stumble.
• John 12:35So Jesus said to them, “For a little while longer the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.
• Romans 3:11There is none who understands, There is none who seeks for God;
• 2 Thessalonians 2:10and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved.
• Job 23:11My foot has held fast to His path; I have kept His way and not turned aside.
• John 8:31So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine;
• John 15:6If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned.
• 2 Peter 2:20For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world by the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
• 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not 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)

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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