Thematic Bible
Job 24:1 (show verse)
"Why are times not appointed by the Almighty? Why do those who know him not see his days?
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Job 24:2 (show verse)
Men move boundary stones; they seize the flock and pasture them.
Job 24:3 (show verse)
They drive away the orphan's donkey; they take the widow's ox as a pledge.
Business life » Debts » Pledges » Laws concerning
Business life » The credit system » Creditors, general references to
Credit system » Debts » Pledges » Laws concerning
Credit system » Creditors, general references to
Creditor » Oppressions of
Creditors » Often cruel in exacting debts
Fatherless » The wicked » Oppress
Oxen » The wicked often took, in pledge from the poor
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Widow's » Were frequently oppressed and persecuted
Widow's » The wicked » Take pledges from
Business life » The credit system » Creditors, general references to
Credit system » Debts » Pledges » Laws concerning
Credit system » Creditors, general references to
Creditor » Oppressions of
Creditors » Often cruel in exacting debts
Fatherless » The wicked » Oppress
Oxen » The wicked often took, in pledge from the poor
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Widow's » Were frequently oppressed and persecuted
Widow's » The wicked » Take pledges from
Job 24:4 (show verse)
They turn the needy from the pathway, and the poor of the land hide themselves together.
Job 24:5 (show verse)
Like wild donkeys in the desert they go out to their labor, seeking diligently for food; the wasteland provides food for them and for their children.
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 because they lack clothing; they have no covering against the cold.
Job 24:8 (show verse)
They are soaked by mountain rains and huddle in the rocks because they lack shelter.
Job 24:9 (show verse)
The fatherless child is snatched from the breast, the infant of the poor is taken as a pledge.
Children » Sold for debt
Creditor » Oppressions of
Creditors » Often cruel in exacting debts
Creditors » Often exacted debts » By selling the debtor's family
Debt » Security for
Landmarks » Protected from fraudulent removal
Pitiless » Pitilessness condemned
Pitilessness » Condemned
The poor » The wicked » Oppress
Unkindness » Pitilessness condemned
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Creditor » Oppressions of
Creditors » Often cruel in exacting debts
Creditors » Often exacted debts » By selling the debtor's family
Debt » Security for
Landmarks » Protected from fraudulent removal
Pitiless » Pitilessness condemned
Pitilessness » Condemned
The poor » The wicked » Oppress
Unkindness » Pitilessness condemned
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Job 24:10 (show verse)
They go about naked, without clothing, and go hungry while they carry the sheaves.
Job 24:11 (show verse)
They press out the olive oil between the rows of olive trees; they tread the winepresses while they are thirsty.
Job 24:12 (show verse)
From the city the dying groan, and the wounded cry out for help, but God charges no one with wrongdoing.
Job 24:13 (show verse)
There are those who rebel against the light; they do not know its ways and they do not stay on its paths.
Character » Of the wicked » Hating the light
Character of the wicked » Hating the light
Darkness » Who is in darkness
Exaltation » Who is exalted for a little while
Forgetting » Who shall be forgotten
Rebellion » The rebellious
Rebellion against God » Exhibited in » Sinning against light
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Character of the wicked » Hating the light
Darkness » Who is in darkness
Exaltation » Who is exalted for a little while
Forgetting » Who shall be forgotten
Rebellion » The rebellious
Rebellion against God » Exhibited in » Sinning against light
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Job 24:14 (show verse)
Before daybreak the murderer rises up; he kills the poor and the needy; in the night he is like a thief.
Darkness » Works of
Darkness » Who is in darkness
Early rising » For devotions » To do evil
Exaltation » Who is exalted for a little while
Forgetting » Who shall be forgotten
Light » Divided into » Natural
Murder » Often committed by night
Murder » The wicked » Perpetrate
Night » Favorable to the purposes of the wicked
Rebellion » The rebellious
Early rising » To do evil
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Theft » The wicked » Commit, under shelter of the night
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Darkness » Who is in darkness
Early rising » For devotions » To do evil
Exaltation » Who is exalted for a little while
Forgetting » Who shall be forgotten
Light » Divided into » Natural
Murder » Often committed by night
Murder » The wicked » Perpetrate
Night » Favorable to the purposes of the wicked
Rebellion » The rebellious
Early rising » To do evil
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Theft » The wicked » Commit, under shelter of the night
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Job 24:15 (show verse)
And the eye of the adulterer watches for the twilight, thinking, 'No eye can see me,' and covers his face with a mask.
Adultery » General references to
Darkness » Who is in darkness
Exaltation » Who is exalted for a little while
Foes of the home » Adultery
Forgetting » Who shall be forgotten
Home » Foes of the home » Adultery
Night » Favorable to the purposes of the wicked
Rebellion » The rebellious
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Darkness » Who is in darkness
Exaltation » Who is exalted for a little while
Foes of the home » Adultery
Forgetting » Who shall be forgotten
Home » Foes of the home » Adultery
Night » Favorable to the purposes of the wicked
Rebellion » The rebellious
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Job 24:16 (show verse)
In the dark the robber breaks into houses, but by day they shut themselves in; they do not know the light.
Darkness » Who is in darkness
Darkness » The wicked » Perpetrate their designs in
Exaltation » Who is exalted for a little while
Forgetting » Who shall be forgotten
Rebellion » The rebellious
Secret sins » Warnings against
Sin » Secret » Warnings against
Sins » Secret » Warnings against
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Darkness » The wicked » Perpetrate their designs in
Exaltation » Who is exalted for a little while
Forgetting » Who shall be forgotten
Rebellion » The rebellious
Secret sins » Warnings against
Sin » Secret » Warnings against
Sins » Secret » Warnings against
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
Job 24:17 (show verse)
For all of them, the morning is to them like deep darkness; they are friends with the terrors of darkness.
Job 24:18 (show verse)
"You say, 'He is foam on the face of the waters; their portion of the land is cursed so that no one goes to their vineyard.
Exaltation » Who is exalted for a little while
Forgetting » Who shall be forgotten
Rebellion » The rebellious
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Water » Illustrative » (rapidly flowing away,) of the career of the wicked
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
The wicked » Guilt of » Portion of
Forgetting » Who shall be forgotten
Rebellion » The rebellious
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Water » Illustrative » (rapidly flowing away,) of the career of the wicked
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
The wicked » Guilt of » Portion of
Job 24:19 (show verse)
The drought as well as the heat carry away the melted snow; so the grave takes away those who have sinned.
Job 24:20 (show verse)
The womb forgets him, the worm feasts on him, no longer will he be remembered. Like a tree, wickedness will be broken down.
Job 24:21 (show verse)
He preys on the barren and childless woman, and does not treat the widow well.
Job 24:22 (show verse)
But God drags off the mighty by his power; when God rises up against him, he has no faith in his life.
Job 24:23 (show verse)
God may let them rest in a feeling of security, but he is constantly watching all their ways.
Job 24:24 (show verse)
They are exalted for a little while, and then they are gone, they are brought low like all others, and gathered in, and like a head of grain they are cut off.'
Job 24:25 (show verse)
"If this is not so, who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?"
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