Job 24:16


“In the dark they dig into [the penetrable walls of] houses;
They shut themselves up by day;
They do not know the light [of day].

John 3:20

For every wrongdoer hates the Light, and does not come to the Light [but shrinks from it] for fear that his [sinful, worthless] activities will be exposed and condemned.

Exodus 22:2-3

“If a thief is caught breaking in [after dark] and is struck [by the owner] so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him.

Job 24:13


“Others have been with those who rebel against the light;
They do not want to know its ways
Nor stay in its paths.

Job 38:12-13


“Since your days began, have you ever commanded the morning,
And caused the dawn to know its place,

Ezekiel 12:5-7

Dig through the wall as they watch and go out through the hole.

Ezekiel 12:12

The prince who is among them will load his provisions and supplies on his shoulder in the dark and go out. They will dig a hole through the wall to go out. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land with his eyes.

Matthew 6:19

“Do not store up for yourselves [material] treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

Matthew 24:43

But understand this: If the head of the house had known what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

Ephesians 5:11-13

Do not participate in the worthless and unproductive deeds of darkness, but instead expose them [by exemplifying personal integrity, moral courage, and godly character];

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Summary

In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.

General references

Bible References

In the dark

Exodus 22:2
“If a thief is caught breaking in [after dark] and is struck [by the owner] so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him.
Ezekiel 12:5
Dig through the wall as they watch and go out through the hole.
Matthew 24:43
But understand this: If the head of the house had known what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

They know

Job 24:13

“Others have been with those who rebel against the light;
They do not want to know its ways
Nor stay in its paths.
Job 38:12

“Since your days began, have you ever commanded the morning,
And caused the dawn to know its place,
John 3:20
For every wrongdoer hates the Light, and does not come to the Light [but shrinks from it] for fear that his [sinful, worthless] activities will be exposed and condemned.
Ephesians 5:11
Do not participate in the worthless and unproductive deeds of darkness, but instead expose them [by exemplifying personal integrity, moral courage, and godly character];

General references

Psalm 104:22

When the sun arises, they withdraw
And lie down in their dens.
John 1:5
The Light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness did not understand it or overpower it or appropriate it or absorb it [and is unreceptive to it].