Job 24:15

"The murderer rises with the light. He kills the poor and needy. In the night he is like a thief."

Key Reflection

In Job 24:15, the author paints a vivid picture of the wicked who operate in both daylight and darkness. The verse highlights that these murderers rise early to commit their deeds, targeting the poor and needy who are compelled to labor from dawn. Even at night, they continue their nefarious activities, blending with thieves to carry out their crimes under cover, thus evading detection. This description underscores the pervasive evil and the relentless nature of wickedness in society, regardless of whether it is observed or not.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight; -compare the description inProverbs 7:8-9, “He went the way to her house; in the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night.” And disguiseth his face -Margin, “setteth his face in secret.” The meaning is, that he put a mask on his face, lest he should be recognized. So Juvenal, Sat. viii. 144, as quoted by Noyes: - si nocturnus adulter Tempora Santonico velas adoperta cucullo. These deeds of wickedness were then performed in the night, as they are still; and yet, though the eye of God beheld them, he did not punish them.

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