Job 24
24
Job Says God Seems to Ignore Wrongs
1“Why does the Almighty not set seasons for judgment?
Why do those who know Him not see His days [for punishment of the wicked]? [Acts 1:7]
2“Some remove the landmarks;
They [violently] seize and pasture flocks [appropriating land and flocks openly].
3“They drive away the donkeys of the orphans;
They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
4“They crowd the needy off the road;
The poor of the land all hide themselves.
5“Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert,
The poor go to their work, diligently seeking food;
As bread for their children in the desert.
6“They harvest their fodder in a field [that is not their own],
And glean the vineyard of the wicked.
7“They spend the night naked, without clothing,
And have no covering against the cold.
8“They are wet from the rain of the mountains
And cling to the rock for lack of shelter.
9“Others snatch the fatherless [infants] from the breast [to sell or make them slaves],
And against the poor they take a pledge [of clothing].
10“They cause the poor to go about naked without clothing,
And they take away the sheaves [of grain] from the hungry.
11“Within the walls [of the wicked] the poor make [olive] oil;
They tread [the grapes in] the wine presses, but thirst.
12“From the [populous and crowded] city men groan,
And the souls of the wounded cry out for help;
Yet God [seemingly] does not pay attention to the wrong [done to them].
13¶“Others have been with those who rebel against the light;
They do not want to know its ways
Nor stay in its paths.
14“The murderer rises at dawn;
He kills the poor and the needy,
And at night he becomes a thief.
15“The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight,
Saying, ‘No eye will see me,’
And he covers his face.
16“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].
17“For the morning is the same to him as the thick darkness [of midnight];
For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.
18¶“They are insignificant on the surface of the water;
Their portion is cursed on the earth;
They do not turn toward the vineyards.
19“Drought and heat consume the snow waters;
So does Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) [consume] those who have sinned.
20“A mother will forget him;
The worm feeds on him until he is no longer remembered.
And wickedness will be broken like a tree [which cannot be restored]. [Prov 10:7]
21“He preys on the barren (childless) woman
And does no good for the widow.
22“Yet God draws away the mighty by His power;
He rises, but no one has assurance of life.
23“God gives them security, and they are supported;
And His eyes are on their ways.
24“They are exalted for a little while, and then they are gone;
Moreover, they are brought low and like everything [they are] gathered up and taken out of the way;
Even like the heads of grain they are cut off.
25“And if this is not so, who can prove me a liar
And make my speech worthless?”
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Job 24
24
Futility of Injustice
1“Why are times not stored up by Shaddai? And why do those who know Him not see His days?
2Some remove the boundary-stones; they steal flocks and pasture them.
3They drive away the orphan’s donkey and take the widow’s ox as a pledge.
4They turn the needy off the path; they force the poor of the land into hiding.
5Behold, like wild donkeys in the desert, they go about their work, foraging prey in the desert as food for their children.
6They reap their fodder in the field and glean in the vineyard of the wicked.
7Without clothing they spend the night naked, without covering against the cold.
8They are drenched by mountain rains, and hug the rock for lack of shelter.
9The orphan is snatched from the breast; the infant of the poor is taken as a pledge.
10They wander about naked, without clothing and go hungry while they carry sheaves.
11They press oil between the terraces; they tread winepresses, but are thirsty.
12From the city men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out; yet God charges no one with folly.
13These are those who rebel against the light, who do not recognize its ways or stay in its paths.
14The murderer rises with the light, kills the poor and needy, and in the night becomes a thief.
15The eye of the adulterer waits for twilight, thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ and he disguises his face.
16When it is dark, they break into houses, but by day, they shut themselves in; they do not know the light.
17For to all of them, morning is as thick darkness; they are familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.
18“He is foam on the surface of water; their portion of the land is cursed; no one turns toward their vineyards.
19As heat and drought snatch away the melted snow, so Sheol, takes away those who have sinned.
20The womb forgets him, the worm feasts on him, no longer will he be remembered. But like a tree, wickedness is broken.
21He feeds on the barren and childless woman, and shows no kindness to the widow.
22But He drags off the mighty by His power; He raises up, yet no one has assurance of life.
23He allows him to rest in a sense of security, but His eyes are on their ways.
24They are exalted for a little while and then they are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others, they are like heads of grain they wither.
25Now if it is not so, who can prove me a liar, and reduce my speech to nothing?”
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