Job 24
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1Since times are not hidden from the Almighty, Why do those who know Him see not His days?1Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why do those who know him never see his days?
2Some remove landmarks; They seize flocks violently and feed on them;2The wicked displace boundary markers. They steal a flock and provide pasture for it.
3They drive away the donkey of the fatherless; They take the widow’s ox as a pledge.3They drive away the donkeys owned by the fatherless and take the widow's ox as collateral.
4They push the needy off the road; All the poor of the land are forced to hide.4They push the needy off the road; the poor of the land are forced into hiding.
5Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, They go out to their work, searching for food. The wilderness yields food for them and for their children.5Like wild donkeys in the wilderness, the poor go out to their task of foraging for food; the desert provides nourishment for their children.
6They gather their fodder in the field And glean in the vineyard of the wicked.6They gather their fodder in the field and glean the vineyards of the wicked.
7They spend the night naked, without clothing, And have no covering in the cold.7Without clothing, they spend the night naked, having no covering against the cold.
8They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And huddle around the rock for want of shelter.8Drenched by mountain rains, they huddle against the rocks, shelterless.
9Some snatch the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge from the poor.9The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized as collateral.
10They cause the poor to go naked, without clothing; And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.10Without clothing, they wander about naked. They carry sheaves but go hungry.
11They press out oil within their walls, And tread winepresses, yet suffer thirst.11They crush olives in their presses; they tread the winepresses, but go thirsty.
12The dying groan in the city, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not charge them with wrong.12From the city, men groan; the mortally wounded cry for help, yet God pays no attention to this crime.
13“There are those who rebel against the light; They do not know its ways Nor abide in its paths.13The wicked are those who rebel against the light. They do not recognize its ways or stay on its paths.
14The murderer rises with the light; He kills the poor and needy; And in the night he is like a thief.14The murderer rises at dawn to kill the poor and needy, and by night he becomes a thief.
15The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, ‘No eye will see me’; And he disguises his face.15The adulterer's eye watches for twilight, thinking, "No eye will see me," and he covers his face.
16In the dark they break into houses Which they marked for themselves in the daytime; They do not know the light.16In the dark they break into houses; by day they lock themselves in, never experiencing the light.
17For the morning is the same to them as the shadow of death; If someone recognizes them, They are in the terrors of the shadow of death.17For the morning is like darkness to them. Surely they are familiar with the terrors of darkness!
18“They should be swift on the face of the waters, Their portion should be cursed in the earth, So that no one would turn into the way of their vineyards.18They float on the surface of the water. Their section of the land is cursed, so that they never go to their vineyards.
19As drought and heat consume the snow waters, So the grave consumes those who have sinned.19As dry ground and heat snatch away the melted snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.
20The womb should forget him, The worm should feed sweetly on him; He should be remembered no more, And wickedness should be broken like a tree.20The womb forgets them; worms feed on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.
21For he preys on the barren who do not bear, And does no good for the widow.21They prey on the childless woman who is unable to conceive, and do not deal kindly with the widow.
22“But God draws the mighty away with His power; He rises up, but no man is sure of life.22Yet God drags away the mighty by his power; when he rises up, they have no assurance of life.
23He gives them security, and they rely on it; Yet His eyes are on their ways.23He gives them a sense of security, so they can rely on it, but his eyes watch over their ways.
24They are exalted for a little while, Then they are gone. They are brought low; They are taken out of the way like all others; They dry out like the heads of grain.24They are exalted for a moment, then gone; they are brought low and shrivel up like everything else. They wither like heads of grain.
25“Now if it is not so, who will prove me a liar, And make my speech worth nothing?”25If this is not true, then who can prove me a liar and show that my speech is worthless?
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission.
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