Job 24:13-17
Job 24:13-17 The Message (MSG)
“Then there are those who avoid light at all costs, who scorn the light-filled path. When the sun goes down, the murderer gets up— kills the poor and robs the defenseless. Sexual predators can’t wait for nightfall, thinking, ‘No one can see us now.’ Burglars do their work at night, but keep well out of sight through the day. They want nothing to do with light. Deep darkness is morning for that bunch; they make the terrors of darkness their companions in crime.
Job 24:13-17 King James Version (KJV)
They are of those that rebel against the light; They know not the ways thereof, Nor abide in the paths thereof. The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, And in the night is as a thief. The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, Saying, No eye shall see me: And disguiseth his face. In the dark they dig through houses, Which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: They know not the light. For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: If one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.
Job 24:13-17 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“Others have been with those who rebel against the light; They do not want to know its ways Nor abide in its paths. The murderer arises at dawn; He kills the poor and the needy, And at night he is as a thief. The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, ‘No eye will see me.’ And he disguises his face. In the dark they dig into houses, They shut themselves up by day; They do not know the light. For the morning is the same to him as thick darkness, For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.
Job 24:13-17 New Century Version (NCV)
“Those who fight against the light do not know God’s ways or stay in his paths. When the day is over, the murderers get up to kill the poor and needy. At night they go about like thieves. Those who are guilty of adultery watch for the night, thinking, ‘No one will see us,’ and they keep their faces covered. In the dark, evil people break into houses. In the daytime they shut themselves up in their own houses, because they want nothing to do with the light. Darkness is like morning to all these evil people who make friends with the terrors of darkness.
Job 24:13-17 American Standard Version (ASV)
These are of them that rebel against the light; They know not the ways thereof, Nor abide in the paths thereof. The murderer riseth with the light; He killeth the poor and needy; And in the night he is as a thief. The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, Saying, No eye shall see me: And he disguiseth his face. In the dark they dig through houses: They shut themselves up in the day-time; They know not the light. For the morning is to all of them as thick darkness; For they know the terrors of the thick darkness.
Job 24:13-17 New International Version (NIV)
“There are those who rebel against the light, who do not know its ways or stay in its paths. When daylight is gone, the murderer rises up, kills the poor and needy, and in the night steals forth like a thief. The eye of the adulterer watches for dusk; he thinks, ‘No eye will see me,’ and he keeps his face concealed. In the dark, thieves break into houses, but by day they shut themselves in; they want nothing to do with the light. For all of them, midnight is their morning; they make friends with the terrors of darkness.
Job 24:13-17 New King James Version (NKJV)
“There are those who rebel against the light; They do not know its ways Nor abide in its paths. The murderer rises with the light; He kills the poor and needy; And in the night he is like a thief. The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, ‘No eye will see me’; And he disguises his face. In the dark they break into houses Which they marked for themselves in the daytime; They do not know the light. For 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.
Job 24:13-17 Amplified Bible (AMP)
¶“Others have been with those who rebel against the light; They do not want to know its ways Nor stay in its paths. “The murderer rises at dawn; He kills the poor and the needy, And at night he becomes a thief. “The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, ‘No eye will see me,’ And he covers his face. “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]. “For the morning is the same to him as the thick darkness [of midnight]; For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.
Job 24:13-17 New Living Translation (NLT)
“Wicked people rebel against the light. They refuse to acknowledge its ways or stay in its paths. The murderer rises in the early dawn to kill the poor and needy; at night he is a thief. The adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No one will see me then.’ He hides his face so no one will know him. Thieves break into houses at night and sleep in the daytime. They are not acquainted with the light. The black night is their morning. They ally themselves with the terrors of the darkness.
Job 24:13-17 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
“There are those who rebel against the light, who are not acquainted with its ways, and do not stay in its paths. The murderer rises before it is light, that he may kill the poor and needy, and in the night he is like a thief. The eye of the adulterer also waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No eye will see me’; and he veils his face. In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves up; they do not know the light. For deep darkness is morning to all of them; for they are friends with the terrors of deep darkness.