Job 24:15
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.
Job 24:15 in other translations
| BSB | The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face. |
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| WEB | The eye also of the adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No eye will see me.’ He disguises his face. |
| ASV | The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, Saying, No eye shall see me: And he disguiseth his face. |
| YLT | And the eye of an adulterer Hath observed the twilight, Saying, ‘No eye doth behold me.' And he putteth the face in secret. |
| DARBY | And the eye of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me; and he putteth a covering on his face. |
| BBE | And the man whose desire is for the wife of another is waiting for the evening, saying, No eye will see me; and he puts a cover on his face. And in the night the thief goes about; |
| Webster | The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face. |
What does Job 24:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 24:2-25
2-24. Instances of the wicked doing the worst deeds with seeming impunity (Job 24:2-24). Some--the wicked. landmarks--boundaries between different pastures (De 19:14; Pr 22:28).
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 24:13-17
See what care and pains wicked men take to compass their wicked designs; let it shame our negligence and slothfulness in doing good. See what pains those take, who make provision for the flesh to fulfil the lusts of it: pains to compass, and then to hide that which will end in death and hell at last. Less pains would mortify and crucify the flesh, and be life and heaven at last. Shame came in with sin, and…
Job 24:15 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 24:15
- Psalms 10:11
He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
- Proverbs 7:9-10
In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night: And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
- Ezekiel 8:12
Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The Lord seeth us not; the Lord hath forsaken the earth.
- Ezekiel 9:9
Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The Lord hath forsaken the earth, and the Lord seeth not.
- Proverbs 6:32-35
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away. For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
- Psalms 94:7
Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
- Job 22:13-14
And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
- Exodus 20:14
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
- 2 Samuel 11:4-13
And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house. And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child. And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David. And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered. …
- Genesis 38:14-15
And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.
- Psalms 73:11
And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
- 2 Samuel 12:12
For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ex 20:14; 2Sa 11:4-13; 12:12; Ps 50:18; Pr 6:32-35; 7:9,10
No eye.
22:13,14; Ps 10:11; 73:11; 94:7; Eze 8:12; 9:9
disguiseth his face. Heb. setteth his face in secret.Or, "putteth a covering on his face;" probably the hood of the burnoose, or cloak, which the Arabs sometimes throw over their other garments.
Ge 38:14,15
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Context
- Job 24:14
The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.
- Job 24:15
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.
- Job 24:16
In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
Job 24:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El ojo del adúltero está aguardando la noche, diciendo: No me verá nadie: y esconde su rostro. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | L’œil aussi de l’adultère guette le crépuscule, en disant: Aucun œil ne m’apercevra; et il met un voile sur son visage. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und das Auge des Ehebrechers lauert auf die Dämmerung, indem er spricht: Kein Auge wird mich erblicken; und er legt einen Schleier an. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Oculus adulteri observat caliginem, dicens: Non me videbit oculus: et operiet vultum suum. |