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Job 24:16 Cross-References
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“In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.”
Job 24:16 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 24:16
In the dark they dig through houses—Job describes burglars who breach mud-brick walls under cover of darkness. The verb "dig through" (chatar, חָתַר) was literal in ancient Near Eastern architecture where homes had sun-dried brick walls that could be excavated (compare Matthew 6:19, "where thieves break through and steal," using Greek dioryssō, to dig through). The phrase ba-choshek (בַּחֹשֶׁךְ, "in the dark") emphasizes moral and physical darkness.Which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light—These criminals case targets during daylight, then strike at night. "T...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 24:16
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“and doesn't come to the light”
“but rather even reprove them.”
“and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face”
“and is struck so that he dies”
“that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming”
“and carry out thereby.”