Job

Job 24:15–18

¹⁵The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight.

Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.

¹⁶In the dark they dig through houses;

by day they shut themselves in,

never to experience the light.

¹⁷For to them, deep darkness is their morning;

surely they are friends with the terrors of darkness!

¹⁸They are but foam on the surface of the water;

their portion of the land is cursed,

so that no one turns toward their vineyards.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The eye	וְעֵ֤ין	wə·‘ên	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct	H5869 eye
of the adulterer	נֹאֵ֨ף׀	nō·’êp̄	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5003 commit adultery
watches	שָׁ֤מְרָֽה	šā·mə·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
for twilight	נֶ֣שֶׁף	ne·šep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H5399 twilight
Thinking	לֵ֭אמֹר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
No	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
eye	עָ֑יִן	‘ā·yin	Noun - common singular	H5869 eye
will see me	תְשׁוּרֵ֣נִי	ṯə·šū·rê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H7789 behold, regard
he covers	וְסֵ֖תֶר	wə·sê·ṯer	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy
his face	פָּנִ֣ים	pā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6440 face, before

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the dark	בַּחֹ֗שֶׁךְ	ba·ḥō·šeḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
they dig through	חָתַ֥ר	ḥā·ṯar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2864 dig, row
houses	בָּ֫תִּ֥ים	bāt·tîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1004 house
by day	יוֹמָ֥ם	yō·w·mām	Adverb	H3119 daytime, by day
they shut themselves in	חִתְּמוּ־	ḥit·tə·mū-	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H2856 seal, affix seal, seal up
never	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to experience	יָ֥דְעוּ	yā·ḏə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3045 know
the light	אֽוֹר׃	’ō·wr	Noun - common singular	H216 light

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
to them	לָ֣מוֹ	lā·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine plural
deep darkness	צַלְמָ֑וֶת	ṣal·mā·weṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H6757 death-shadow, deep shadow
is their	יַחְדָּ֨ו׀	yaḥ·dāw	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
morning	בֹּ֣קֶר	bō·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
surely	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they are friends with	יַ֝כִּ֗יר	yak·kîr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5234 regard, recognize
the terrors	בַּלְה֥וֹת	bal·hō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1091 terror, dreadful event, calamity, destruction
of darkness	צַלְמָֽוֶת׃	ṣal·mā·weṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H6757 death-shadow, deep shadow

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They	ה֤וּא׀	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
are but foam	קַֽל־	qal-	Adjective - masculine singular	H7031 light, swift, fleet
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the surface	פְּנֵי־	pə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the water	מַ֗יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
their portion	חֶלְקָתָ֣ם	ḥel·qā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2513 portion
of the land	בָּאָ֑רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
is cursed	תְּקֻלַּ֣ל	tə·qul·lal	Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
so that no one	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
turns	יִ֝פְנֶה	yip̄·neh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6437 turn
toward	דֶּ֣רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
their vineyards	כְּרָמִֽים׃	kə·rā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3754 vineyard

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 24:15 Psalm 10:11 · Proverbs 7:9–10 · Ezekiel 8:12 · Proverbs 6:32–35 · Ezekiel 9:9 · Psalm 94:7

Job 24:16 John 3:20 · Ephesians 5:11–13

Job 24:17 Job 3:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.