Job 24:17

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Job 24:17

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

For to them, deep darkness is their morning; surely they are friends with the terrors of darkness!

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KJV

King James Version

For the morning [is] to them even as the shadow of death: if [one] know [them, they are in] the terrors of the shadow of death.

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WEB

World English Bible

For the morning is to all of them like thick darkness, for they know the terrors of the thick darkness.

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ASV

American Standard Version

For the morning is to all of them as thick darkness; For they know the terrors of the thick darkness.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Job 24

¹⁵ The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.

¹⁶ In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light.

¹⁷ For to them, deep darkness is their morning; surely they are friends with the terrors of darkness!

¹⁸ They are but foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one turns toward their vineyards.

¹⁹ As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.

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