Thematic Bible
Job 24:1 (show verse)
Why doesn't the Almighty reserve time for judgment? And why don't those who know him perceive his days?
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Job 24:2 (show verse)
They move boundary stones, steal flocks, and pasture them.
Job 24:3 (show verse)
They drive away the orphan's donkey; they take the ox of the widow as security for a loan;
Job 24:4 (show verse)
They push the needy off the road, and force the poor of the land into hiding.
Job 24:5 (show verse)
"Look! Like wild donkeys in the wilderness, they work diligently as they seek wild game in the desert, food for them and their young ones.
Job 24:6 (show verse)
They reap fodder in the field and glean in the vineyard of the wicked.
Job 24:7 (show verse)
They spend the night naked, without clothing, with no covering against the cold.
Job 24:8 (show verse)
They are wet from mountain rains; without shelter, they cling to a rock.
Job 24:9 (show verse)
"The fatherless are torn from the breast; the poor are taken away as security for a loan.
Job 24:10 (show verse)
They wander around naked, without clothes; hungry, though they carry sheaves of grain.
Job 24:11 (show verse)
They press oil between the olive groves owned by the wicked; they suffer from thirst, even while treading the winepress.
Job 24:12 (show verse)
From the city, dying men groan aloud, and the wounded cries out for help, but God charges no one with wrong.
Job 24:13 (show verse)
"Then there are those who rebel against the light; they are not acquainted with its ways; and they don't stay on its course.
Job 24:14 (show verse)
The murderer rises at dawn to kill the poor and needy; at night, he is like a thief.
Job 24:15 (show verse)
The adulterer watches for twilight, saying, "No eye is watching me' while he veils his face.
Job 24:16 (show verse)
They break into houses in the dark; during the day they remained sealed in. They don't know daylight.
Job 24:17 (show verse)
As a group, deep darkness is their morning time; fear that lives in darkness is their friend."
Job 24:18 (show verse)
"They remain only a short time on the water's surface; their inheritance will be cursed in the land; no one will work in their vineyards.
Job 24:19 (show verse)
As drought and heat evaporate melting snow, that's what Sheol does with sinners.
Job 24:20 (show verse)
The womb will forget them. Maggots will find them to be a delicacy! They won't be remembered anymore, their iniquity will be cut to pieces like firewood.
Job 24:21 (show verse)
"They prey on the barren woman, and do no favors for widows.
Job 24:22 (show verse)
God prolongs the life of the strong by his power, but they get up in the morning without purpose in life.
Job 24:23 (show verse)
He gives them security and financial support, but he watches everything they do.
Job 24:24 (show verse)
They're exalted momentarily, but then they are gone; they are humbled, just like all the others. They are cut down like heads of corn.
Job 24:25 (show verse)
If this weren't so, who can prove that I'm a liar by showing that there's nothing to what I'm saying?"
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