Job Tells of the Wickedness of Some |
Job 24:1-25 Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks] |
[Since] times aren't hidden from the Almighty, Why do [those who] know Him not see [God’s] days? [1 Thessalonians 5:1-4 But of the times & seasons, brethren, you have no need that I write to you. For yourselves know perfectly [well] that the Day of the Lord, comes [like] a thief in the night. |
For when they shall say, Peace & safety, then sudden destruction comes upon them & they won't escape, [like labor pains] upon a woman [delivering a] child. But you, brethren, are not in darkness, [so] that day should overtake you [like] a thief.] |
Some remove the landmarks. They [steal] flocks [by violence & eat of them.] [Hosea 5:10 The princes of Judah were like [those who] remove the [boundary markers.] Therefore, I will pour out My [anger] on them like water.] |
They drive away the [donkeys] of the fatherless & they take the widow's ox for a pledge [for repayment.] They turn the needy out of the [road.] The poor of the earth hide themselves together. |
[See, like] wild [donkeys] in the desert, they go [out] to their work, rising [early] [to search before hand] for prey. The wilderness [provides] food for them & for their children. Everyone [harvests] his corn in the field & they gather the [wine] of the wicked. |
They [make] the naked to lodge without clothing, [so] that they have no covering in the cold. They are wet with the [mountain] showers & [huddle around] the rock for [lack] of shelter. They pluck [away the nursing babies] of the fatherless & [require] a pledge, [a.k.a. collateral for repayment] of the poor. |
[Leviticus 25:35-37 And if your brother with you, [grows] poor & [falls into decline,] then you shall relieve him. [Yet, although] he is a stranger, or a [wanderer,] that he may live with you [there.] You take no [interest] from him, or [profit,] but fear [respect] your God; [so] that your brother may live with you. You shall not give him your money [with interest,] nor lend him your [food for profit.] |
They cause him to go naked without clothing & they take away the sheaf [of wheat] from the hungry; [who] make oil within their walls & [trample] their wine presses & [allow them to] thirst. |
Men groan from [outside] the city & the wounded [person] cries out. [Still,] God doesn't [charge] them with folly. [These] are those [who] rebel against the Light. They [don't] know [its] ways, nor [do] they [remain] in [its] paths. |
[1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the Light, [like] He is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another & the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanses us from all sin.] |
The murderer [who] rises [at daybreak] & kills the poor & needy & is [like] a thief in the night. Also, the eye of [the person who commits adultery,] waits for twilight, saying, No [one] shall see me & disguises his face. |
In the dark, they dig through [the possessions within] houses, [that] they had [targeted during] the daytime for themselves, [because] they [don't] know the Light. |
[John 3:19-20 And this is the condemnation, that Light [has] come into the world & men loved darkness rather than Light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone [who] does evil, hates the Light, neither [does he] come to the Light, [so] that his deeds [won't be sharply criticized.] |
For them, the morning is even [like] the shadow of death. If [someone] knows them, they are [terrified, like of] the shadow of death. He is swift [like] the waters & their portion [of their inheritance] in the earth is cursed. |
He [doesn't see] the [road] to the vineyards. Drought & heat [make] the snow waters [evaporate & disappear.] [Also,] the grave [does the same to those who] have sinned. The womb [that gave birth to him] shall forget him, [as] the worm shall feed sweetly on him. |
He shall be [cut down] & broken [like] a tree & he shall no [longer be] remembered. [Job 18:17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth & he shall have no [one who remembers his] name in the street.] |
He, [who is] evil [preys upon] the barren, [unable to have children] & [doesn't do what's] good to the widow. [God] also [takes away] the mighty with his power. He rises up & no [man's] life is [certain.] [Although] safety [is] given to him, [upon which] he rests, [still God's] eyes are upon their ways. |
They are exalted for a little while, [then] are brought low & are gone. They are taken out of the [path like] all [others] & cut off [like] the tops of the ears of corn. And if it [isn't] so, who will [prove] me a liar & make my speech [worthless?] |