Job 24:13

24:12 Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.

They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.

KJV

“These are of those who rebel against the light. They don’t know its ways, nor stay in its paths.

They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.

24:14 The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

What does Job 24:13 mean?

Job 24:13 is a verse in the book of Job, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מָרַד (mârad), אוֹר (ʼôwr), נָכַר (nâkar). It connects to 13 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

They

are

those

that

rebelמָרַדmârad/maw-rad'/H4775to rebel

against

the

light;אוֹרʼôwr/ore/H216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)

they

knowנָכַרnâkar/naw-kar'/H5234properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspicion implied), to disregard, ignore, be strange toward, reject, resign, dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning)

not

the

waysדֶּרֶךְderek/deh'-rek/H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

thereof,

nor

abideיָשַׁבyâshab/yaw-shab'/H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

the

pathsנָתִיבnâthîyb/naw-theeb'/H5410a (beaten) track

thereof.

Commentary on Job 24:13

HENRY_FULL · Job 24:13

l should yet be well with him. But here there is not a word of that; he has grown more peevish, and is so far from being convinced by Job's reasonings that he is but more exasperated. I. He sharply reproves Job as haughty and passionate, and obstinate in his opinion, ver. 1-4 . II. He enlarges upon the doctrine he had before maintained, concerning the miser of wicked people and the ruin that attends them, ver. 5-21 . In this he seems, all along, to have an eye to Job's complaints of the miserable condition he was in, that he was in the dark, bewildered, ensnared, terrified, and hastening out of the world. "This," says Bildad, "is the condition of a wicked man; and therefore thou art one." Second Address of Eliphaz. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 2 How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Job 3:5

Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. stain: or, challenge let the: or, let them terrify it, as those who have a bitter day

Job 3:6

As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months. let it not be: or, let it not rejoice among the days

Job 3:17

There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest. weary: Heb. wearied in strength

Job 8:2

How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?

Job 11:2

Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? full: Heb. of lips

Job 13:5

O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.

Job 13:6

Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

Job 16:2

I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all. miserable: or, troublesome

Job 16:3

Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest? vain: Heb. words of wind

Job 21:2

Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.

Job 33:1

Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.

Proverbs 18:13

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him. answereth: Heb. returneth a word

James 1:19

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Topics

Rebellion Against God Wicked

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What does Job 24:13 say?

Job 24:13 (King James Version) reads: "They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof."

Is Job 24:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Job 24:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Job.

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