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Bible Commentaries
Job 24

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Introduction

Overview

Job 24:1, Wickedness often goes unpunished; Job 24:17, There is a secret judgment for the wicked.

Verse 1

seeing: Psalms 31:15, Ecclesiastes 3:17, Ecclesiastes 8:6, Ecclesiastes 8:7, Ecclesiastes 9:11, Ecclesiastes 9:12, Isaiah 60:22, Daniel 2:21, Luke 21:22-24, Acts 1:7, Acts 17:26, 1 Thessalonians 5:1, 1 Timothy 4:1, 1 Timothy 6:15, 2 Peter 2:3, 2 Peter 3:7, 2 Peter 3:8

they that know: Psalms 9:10, Psalms 36:10, John 17:3

not see: Genesis 7:4, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 18:20, Genesis 18:21, Psalms 73:16-19, Jeremiah 12:1-3, Matthew 24:38, Romans 2:5

Reciprocal: Exodus 9:5 - a set time Job 34:36 - his answers

Verse 2

landmarks: Deuteronomy 19:14, Deuteronomy 27:17, Proverbs 22:28, Proverbs 23:10, Hosea 5:10

violently: Job 1:15, Job 1:17, Job 5:5

feed thereof: or, feed them

Reciprocal: Leviticus 6:4 - which he Job 20:19 - Because Proverbs 1:13 - General Isaiah 3:14 - ye have eaten Isaiah 32:6 - empty Ezekiel 45:9 - exactions Micah 2:2 - so

Verse 3

drive: Job 22:6-9, Job 31:16, Job 31:17, Deuteronomy 24:6, Deuteronomy 24:10-13, Deuteronomy 24:17-21, 1 Samuel 12:3

Reciprocal: Exodus 22:26 - to pledge Deuteronomy 24:12 - General Job 6:27 - the fatherless Job 22:9 - widows Job 24:21 - doeth not Proverbs 1:13 - General Proverbs 23:10 - fatherless Ezekiel 18:7 - hath restored Ezekiel 33:15 - restore

Verse 4

turn: Job 24:14, Job 31:16, Psalms 109:16, Proverbs 22:16, Proverbs 30:14, Isaiah 10:2, Ezekiel 18:12, Ezekiel 18:18, Ezekiel 22:29, Amos 2:7, Amos 8:4-6, Micah 2:1, Micah 2:2

hide: Proverbs 28:12, Proverbs 28:28, James 5:4-6

Verse 5

wild asses: Job 39:5-7, Jeremiah 2:24, Hosea 8:9

rising: Job 24:14, Proverbs 4:16, Hosea 7:6, Micah 2:1, Zephaniah 3:3, John 18:28, Acts 23:12

the wilderness: Job 5:5, Job 12:6, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 27:40

Reciprocal: Job 30:3 - fleeing into Proverbs 4:17 - General

Verse 6

They reap: Deuteronomy 28:33, Deuteronomy 28:51, Judges 6:3-6, Micah 6:15

corn: Heb. mingled corn, or, dredge

they gather: etc. Heb. the wicked gather the vintage.

Reciprocal: Job 31:8 - let me Proverbs 4:17 - General

Verse 7

the naked: Job 24:10, Job 22:6, Job 31:19, Job 31:20, Exodus 22:26, Exodus 22:27, Deuteronomy 24:11-13, Isaiah 58:7, Acts 9:31

no covering: Genesis 31:40, Proverbs 31:21, *marg.

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 24:13 - deliver Proverbs 25:20 - that taketh Ecclesiastes 4:1 - and considered

Verse 8

wet: Song of Solomon 5:2

embrace: Lamentations 4:5, Hebrews 11:38

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 24:13 - deliver Psalms 109:10 - General

Verse 9

2 Kings 4:1, Nehemiah 5:5

Reciprocal: Exodus 22:26 - to pledge Deuteronomy 24:12 - General Job 6:27 - the fatherless Job 22:6 - For thou Job 31:21 - lifted Proverbs 23:10 - fatherless Jeremiah 22:3 - do no violence Ezekiel 18:7 - hath restored Ezekiel 33:15 - restore

Verse 10

they take away: Deuteronomy 24:19, Amos 2:7, Amos 2:8, Amos 5:11, Amos 5:12

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 24:14 - General Job 22:6 - stripped Job 24:7 - the naked Jeremiah 22:13 - buildeth Ephesians 6:9 - ye James 5:4 - the hire

Verse 11

Deuteronomy 25:4, Jeremiah 22:13, James 5:4

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 24:14 - General Colossians 4:1 - give

Verse 12

groan: Exodus 1:13, Exodus 1:14, Exodus 2:23, Exodus 2:24, Exodus 22:27, Judges 10:16, Psalms 12:5, Ecclesiastes 4:1, Isaiah 52:5

wounded: Psalms 69:26, Psalms 109:22

yet God: Psalms 50:21, Ecclesiastes 8:11, Ecclesiastes 8:12, Malachi 2:17, Malachi 3:15, Romans 2:4, Romans 2:5, 2 Peter 3:15

Reciprocal: Genesis 4:10 - crieth Job 34:28 - they Job 35:9 - they make Psalms 102:20 - To hear Ezekiel 30:24 - he shall Colossians 4:1 - give

Verse 13

rebel: Luke 12:47, Luke 12:48, John 3:19, John 3:20, John 9:39-41, John 15:22-24, Romans 1:32, Romans 2:17-24, James 4:17

they know: Proverbs 4:19, John 12:35, John 12:40, Romans 3:11-17, 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12

nor abide: Job 23:11, Job 23:12, John 8:31, John 8:44, John 15:6, 2 Peter 2:20-22, 1 John 2:19, Jude 1:6

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 28:8 - disguised 1 Kings 3:20 - midnight Nehemiah 6:10 - in the night Job 24:16 - they know Job 30:3 - solitary Job 38:13 - the wicked Psalms 104:22 - General Proverbs 2:13 - walk Proverbs 7:9 - the twilight Isaiah 29:15 - and their works Jeremiah 23:24 - hide Ezekiel 8:12 - in the John 1:5 - General John 13:30 - it Romans 2:8 - and do not Ephesians 5:11 - works

Verse 14

murderer: 2 Samuel 11:14-17, Psalms 10:8-10, Micah 2:1, Micah 2:2, Ephesians 5:7-11

in the night: Luke 12:39, 1 Thessalonians 5:2, Revelation 3:3

Reciprocal: Exodus 22:2 - breaking Judges 9:32 - by night 2 Samuel 3:34 - wicked men 2 Samuel 15:2 - rose up Job 17:12 - change Job 24:4 - turn Job 24:5 - rising Psalms 17:3 - thou hast Psalms 91:5 - terror Romans 13:12 - works

Verse 15

eye: Exodus 20:14, 2 Samuel 11:4-13, 2 Samuel 12:12, Psalms 50:18, Proverbs 6:32-35, Proverbs 7:9, Proverbs 7:10

No eye: Job 22:13, Job 22:14, Psalms 10:11, Psalms 73:11, Psalms 94:7, Ezekiel 8:12, Ezekiel 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. Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:15

Reciprocal: Genesis 39:11 - none of the men 2 Chronicles 18:29 - I will disguise Job 31:9 - if I Luke 12:3 - whatsoever

Verse 16

In the dark: Exodus 22:2, Exodus 22:3, Ezekiel 12:5-7, Ezekiel 12:12, Matthew 24:43

they know: Job 24:13, Job 38:12, Job 38:13, John 3:20, Ephesians 5:11-13

Reciprocal: Job 31:9 - if I

Verse 17

in the terrors: Job 3:5, Psalms 73:18, Psalms 73:19, Jeremiah 2:26, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 2 Corinthians 5:11, Revelation 6:16, Revelation 6:17

Reciprocal: Job 12:22 - bringeth Job 18:14 - the king Job 34:22 - nor Psalms 23:4 - through Ezekiel 12:6 - cover Hebrews 2:15 - through

Verse 18

swift: Psalms 58:7, Psalms 73:18-20, Isaiah 23:10

their portion: Deuteronomy 28:16-20, Psalms 69:22, Proverbs 3:33, Malachi 2:2

Verse 19

Drought: Job 6:15-17

consume: Heb. violently take

so doth: Job 21:23, Job 21:32-34, Psalms 49:14, Psalms 58:8, Psalms 58:9, Psalms 68:2, Proverbs 14:32, Ecclesiastes 9:4-6, Luke 12:20, Luke 16:22

Reciprocal: Isaiah 14:11 - the worm

Verse 20

the worm: Job 17:14, Job 19:26

he shall be: Proverbs 10:7, Ecclesiastes 8:10, Isaiah 26:14

wickedness: Job 14:7-10, Job 18:16, Job 18:17, Daniel 4:14, Matthew 3:10

Reciprocal: Job 7:5 - flesh Job 19:10 - mine hope Psalms 49:14 - death Psalms 73:4 - no Isaiah 14:11 - the worm

Verse 21

evil: 1 Samuel 1:6, 1 Samuel 1:7

doeth not: Job 24:3, Job 29:13, Job 31:16-18

Reciprocal: Job 22:9 - widows Ecclesiastes 8:14 - there be just

Verse 22

draweth: Esther 3:8-10, Daniel 6:4-9, John 19:12-16, Revelation 16:13, Revelation 16:14, Revelation 17:2

no man is sure of life: or, he trusteth not his own life

Verse 23

it be given: Psalms 73:3-12, Jeremiah 12:1-3

whereon: Ecclesiastes 8:11, Isaiah 10:8-11, Isaiah 56:12, Luke 12:16-20, Luke 12:45, 1 Thessalonians 5:3

yet his eyes: Psalms 10:13, Psalms 10:14, Psalms 11:4, Psalms 11:5, Proverbs 5:21, Proverbs 15:3, Proverbs 25:21-23, Ecclesiastes 5:8, Amos 8:7, Amos 9:2, Habakkuk 1:13, Revelation 2:23

Verse 24

are exalted: Job 20:5, Psalms 37:10, Psalms 37:35, Psalms 37:36, Psalms 73:19, Psalms 92:7, James 1:11, James 5:1-3

gone: Heb. not, Job 8:22, *marg.

taken out: Heb. closed up

cut off: Isaiah 17:5, Isaiah 17:6, Revelation 14:14-20

Reciprocal: Judges 12:6 - Shibboleth Job 27:19 - he is not Psalms 90:10 - for Isaiah 37:36 - and when

Verse 25

who will make: Job 9:24, Job 11:2, Job 11:3, Job 15:2

Reciprocal: Job 6:25 - what doth Job 32:3 - because Job 38:2 - General 2 Corinthians 12:6 - I will 1 John 1:10 - we make 1 John 5:10 - hath made

Bibliographical Information
Torrey, R. A. "Commentary on Job 24". "Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/tsk/job-24.html.
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