Job 24:16

In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.

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Other Translations for Job 24:16

BSB
In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light.
AKJV
In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
CPDV
He passes through houses in the nighttime, just as they had agreed among themselves in the daytime; and they are ignorant of the light.
ERV
In the dark they dig through houses: they shut themselves up in the daytime; they know not the light.
NHEB
In the dark they dig through houses. They shut themselves up in the daytime. They do not know the light.
SMT
To break through houses in darkness in the day they shut up for themselves: they knew not light.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Job 24:16

InthedarkH2822Noun MasculinetheydigthroughH2864VerbhousesH1004Noun MasculinewhichtheyhadmarkedH2856VerbforthemselvesinthedaytimeH3119theyknowH3045VerbnotthelightH216Noun Feminine

Commentary for Job 24:16

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Job 24:16
Summary
Criminals burgle homes under cover darkness
Event
Burglars rob marked houses
Estimated Time Period
c. 2000 BC
Category
Judgment