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Job 24:1 (BSB)
“Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days?
“Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days?
Job 24:5 (BSB)
Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go to work foraging for food; the wasteland is food for their children.
Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go to work foraging for food; the wasteland is food for their children.
Job 24:7 (BSB)
Without clothing, they spend the night naked; they have no covering against the cold.
Without clothing, they spend the night naked; they have no covering against the cold.
Job 24:9 (BSB)
The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt.
The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt.
Job 24:10 (BSB)
Without clothing, they wander about naked. They carry the sheaves, but still go hungry.
Without clothing, they wander about naked. They carry the sheaves, but still go hungry.
Job 24:12 (BSB)
From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.
From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.
Job 24:13 (BSB)
Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.
Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.
Job 24:14 (BSB)
When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief.
When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief.
Job 24:15 (BSB)
The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.
The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.
Job 24:16 (BSB)
In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light.
In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light.
Job 24:17 (BSB)
For to them, deep darkness is their morning; surely they are friends with the terrors of darkness!
For to them, deep darkness is their morning; surely they are friends with the terrors of darkness!
Job 24:18 (BSB)
They are but foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one turns toward their vineyards.
They are but foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one turns toward their vineyards.
Job 24:19 (BSB)
As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.
As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.
Job 24:20 (BSB)
The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is like a broken tree.
The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is like a broken tree.
Job 24:22 (BSB)
Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life.
Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life.
Job 24:24 (BSB)
They are exalted for a moment, then they are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like heads of grain.
They are exalted for a moment, then they are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like heads of grain.
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