Job 24 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

Job Says God Seems to Ignore Wrongs

Job 24:1

Job 24:1“Why are [fn]times not stored up by the Almighty,
And why do those who know Him not see His days?

Job 24:2

Job 24:2“[fn]Some remove the landmarks;
They seize and [fn]devour flocks.

Job 24:3

Job 24:3“They drive away the donkeys of the orphans;
They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

Job 24:4

Job 24:4“They push the needy aside from the road;
The poor of the land are made to hide themselves altogether.

Job 24:5

Job 24:5“Behold, as wild donkeys in the wilderness
They go forth seeking food in their activity,
As [fn]bread for their children in the desert.

Job 24:6

Job 24:6“They harvest their fodder in the field
And glean the vineyard of the wicked.

Job 24:7

Job 24:7“They spend the night naked, without clothing,
And have no covering against the cold.

Job 24:8

Job 24:8“They are wet with the mountain rains
And hug the rock for want of a shelter.

Job 24:9

Job 24:9“[fn]Others snatch the orphan from the breast,
And against the poor they take a pledge.

Job 24:10

Job 24:10“They cause the poor to go about naked without clothing,
And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.

Job 24:11

Job 24:11“Within the walls they produce oil;
They tread wine presses but thirst.

Job 24:12

Job 24:12“From the city men groan,
And the souls of the wounded cry out;
Yet God does not pay attention to folly.

Job 24:13

Job 24:13“[fn]Others have been with those who rebel against the light;
They do not want to know its ways
Nor abide in its paths.

Job 24:14

Job 24:14“The murderer arises at dawn;
He kills the poor and the needy,
And at night he is as a thief.

Job 24:15

Job 24:15“The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight,
Saying, ‘No eye will see me.’
And he [fn]disguises his face.

Job 24:16

Job 24:16“In the dark they dig into houses,
They shut themselves up by day;
They do not know the light.

Job 24:17

Job 24:17“For the morning is the same to him as thick darkness,
For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.

Job 24:18

Job 24:18“They are [fn]insignificant on the surface of the water;
Their portion is cursed on the earth.
They do not turn [fn]toward the vineyards.

Job 24:19

Job 24:19“Drought and heat [fn]consume the snow waters,
So does [fn]Sheol those who have sinned.

Job 24:20

Job 24:20“A [fn]mother will forget him;
The worm feeds sweetly till he is no longer remembered.
And wickedness will be broken like a tree.

Job 24:21

Job 24:21“He wrongs the [fn]barren woman
And does no good for the widow.

Job 24:22

Job 24:22“But He drags off the valiant by His power;
He rises, but no one has assurance of life.

Job 24:23

Job 24:23“He provides them with security, and they are supported;
And His eyes are on their ways.

Job 24:24

Job 24:24“They are exalted a little while, then they are gone;
Moreover, they are brought low and like everything gathered up;
Even like the heads of grain they are cut off.

Job 24:25

Job 24:25“Now if it is not so, who can prove me a liar,
And make my speech worthless?”

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NASB95 Footnotes

(24:1)

I.e. times of judgment

(24:2)

Literally: They

(24:2)

Or, pasture

(24:5)

Literally: his bread

(24:9)

Literally: They

(24:13)

Literally: They

(24:15)

Or, puts a covering on his face

(24:18)

Or, light or swift

(24:18)

Literally: to the path of

Literally: seize

I.e. nether world

Literally: womb

Literally: barren who does not bear

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