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24:1 “Why <04069> are times <06256> not <03808> appointed <06845> by the Almighty <07706>? Why do those who know <03045> him not <03808> see <02372> his days <03117>? 24:2 Men move <05381> boundary <01367> stones; they seize <01497> the flock <05739> and pasture <07462> them. 24:3 They drive away <05090> the orphan’s <03490> donkey <02543>; they take the widow’s <0490> ox <07794> as a pledge <02254>. 24:4 They turn <05186> the needy <034> from the pathway <01870>, and the poor <06035> of the land <0776> hide <02244> themselves together <03162>. 24:5 Like wild donkeys <06501> in the desert <04057> they go out <03318> to their labor <06467>, seeking diligently <07836> for food <02964>; the wasteland <06160> provides food <03899> for them and for their children <05288>. 24:6 They reap <07114> fodder <01098> in the field <07704>, and glean <03953> in the vineyard <03754> of the wicked <07563>. 24:7 They spend <03885> the night naked <06174> because they lack <01097> clothing <03830>; they have no <0369> covering <03682> against the cold <07135>. 24:8 They are soaked <07372> by mountain <02022> rains <02230> and huddle <02263> in the rocks <06697> because they lack <01097> shelter <04268>. 24:9 The fatherless child <03490> is snatched <01497> from the breast <07699>, the infant <05764> of the poor <06041> is taken as a pledge <02254>. 24:10 They go <01980> about naked <06174>, without <01097> clothing <03830>, and go hungry <07456> while they carry <05375> the sheaves <06016>. 24:11 They press out the olive oil <06671> between <0996> the rows <07791> of olive trees; they tread <01869> the winepresses <03342> while they are thirsty <06770>. 24:12 From the city <05892> the dying <04962> groan <05008>, and the wounded <02491> <05315> cry out for help <07768>, but God <0433> charges <07760> no <03808> one with wrongdoing <08604>. 24:13 There are <01961> those <01992> who rebel <04775> against the light <0216>; they do not <03808> know <05234> its ways <01870> and they do not <03808> stay <03427> on its paths <05410>. 24:14 Before daybreak <0216> the murderer <07523> rises <06965> up; he kills <06991> the poor <06041> and the needy <034>; in the night <03915> he is like a thief <01590>. 24:15 And the eye <05869> of the adulterer <05003> watches <08104> for the twilight <05399>, thinking <0559>, ‘No <03808> eye <05869> can see <07789> me,’ and covers <07760> his face <06440> with a mask <05643>. 24:16 In the dark <02822> the robber breaks into <02864> houses <01004>, but by day <03119> they shut <02856> themselves in; they do not <03808> know <03045> the light <0216>. 24:17 For <03588> all of them <03162>, the morning <01242> is to them like deep darkness <06757>; they are friends <05234> with the terrors <01091> of darkness <06757>. 24:18 “You say, ‘He is <01931> foam <07031> on <05921> the face <06440> of the waters <04325>; their portion <02513> of the land <0776> is cursed <07043> so that no <03808> one goes <01870> <06437> to their vineyard <03754>. 24:19 The drought <06723> as well as <01571> the heat <02527> carry away <01497> the melted <04325> snow <07950>; so the grave <07585> takes away those who have sinned <02398>. 24:20 The womb <07358> forgets <07911> him, the worm <07415> feasts <04988> on him, no <03808> longer <05750> will he be remembered <02142>. Like a tree <06086>, wickedness <05766> will be broken down <07665>. 24:21 He preys <07462> on the barren <06135> and childless <03205> <03808> woman, and does not <03808> treat <03190> the widow <0490> well <03190>.

• Job 24:1-25 -- The Apparent Indifference of God

• Job

  [nave] JOB 1. A man who dwelt in Uz, Job 1:1. Righteousness of, Job 1:1, 5, 8; 2:3; Ezek. 14:14, 20. Riches of, Job 1:3. Trial of, by affliction of Satan, Job 1:13-19; 2:7-10. Fortitude of, Job 1:20-22; 2:10; Jas. 5:11. Visite...
  

• JOB, BOOK OF

  [isbe] JOB, BOOK OF - || I. INTRODUCTORY 1. Place in the Canon 2. Rank and Readers II. THE LITERARY FRAMEWORK 1. Setting of Time, Place and Scene 2. Characters and Personality 3. Form and Style III. THE COURSE OF THE STORY A) To Jo...
  

• Homicide

  [nave] HOMICIDE. Accidental Ex. 21:13, 28-32; Num. 35:11-15, 22-28, 32 Deut. 4:41-43; 19:1-10. Josh. 20:1-9 Felonious or Murder: Gen. 4:9-11 v. 12.; Gen. 9:5, 6; Gen. 49:7; Ex. 20:13 Deut. 5:17; Rom. 13:9. Ex. 21:29-32; Num. 35...
  

• Wicked

  [nave] WICKED Compared with: Abominable branches, Isa. 14:19; ashes under the feet, Mal. 4:3; bad fishes, Matt. 13:48; beasts, Psa. 49:12; 2 Pet. 2:12; the blind, Zeph. 1:17; Matt. 15:14; bronze and iron, Jer. 6:28; Ezek. 22:18; br...
  

• PALESTINE, 3

  [isbe] PALESTINE, 3 - IV. Palestine in the Poetic Books of the Old Testament. 1. Book of Job: In Job the scene is distinctively Edomite. Uz (Job 1:1; compare Gen 22:21 the English Revised Version; Jer 25:20; Lam 4:21) and Buz (Job ...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• Dishonesty

  [nave] DISHONESTY. Lev. 6:2-7; Lev. 19:13, 35, 36; Deut. 25:13, 15, 16; Job 24:2-11; Psa. 37:21; Psa. 50:18; Psa. 62:10; Prov. 3:27, 28; Prov. 11:1; Prov. 20:10, 14, 17, 23; Isa. 32:7; Jer. 7:8-10; Jer. 9:4-6, 8; Jer. 22:13; Ezek....
  

• Poor

  [isbe] POOR - poor ('ebhyon, dal, `ani, rush; ptochos): I. In the Old Testament. The poor have great prominence in the Bible; it is said, indeed, that there should be no poor among the Hebrews because Yahweh should so greatly bless...
  [nave] POOR Atonement money of, uniform with that of the rich, Ex. 30:15. Inexpensive offerings of the poor, Lev. 5:7; 12:8; 14:21, 22. See: Beneficence; Giving; Liberality; Orphans; Poverty; Widow. Also See: Rich; Riches. Uncl...
  

• Adultery

  [isbe] ADULTERY - a-dul'-ter-i: In Scripture designates sexual intercourse of a man, whether married or unmarried, with a married woman. 1. Its Punishment: It is categorically prohibited in the Decalogue (seventh commandment, Ex 20...
  [nave] ADULTERY. Gen. 20:3; 2 Sam. 12:14; Job 24:15-17 v. 18.; Job 31:1, 9-12; Prov. 2:16, 18, 19 v. 17.; Prov. 5:3, 4 vs. 5-22.; Prov. 6:24-29, 32, 33; Prov. 7:5-23; Prov. 9:13-18; Prov. 22:14; Prov. 23:27, 28; Prov. 29:3; Prov. ...
  

• Creditor

  [nave] CREDITOR. Laws Concerning Ex. 21:2-6; Ex. 22:25-27; Lev. 25:14-17, 35-37; Deut. 15:2, 3; Deut. 23:19, 20; Deut. 24:6, 10-13, 17; Matt. 5:42; Luke 6:34 Oppressions of 2 Kin. 4:1; Neh. 5:1-13; Job 20:18-20; Job 22:6; Job 2...
  

• AGRICULTURE

  [ebd] Tilling the ground (Gen. 2:15; 4:2, 3, 12) and rearing cattle were the chief employments in ancient times. The Egyptians excelled in agriculture. And after the Israelites entered into the possession of the Promised Land, the...
  [smith] This was little cared for by the patriarchs. The pastoral life, however, was the means of keeping the sacred race, whilst yet a family, distinct from mixture and locally unattached, especially whilst in Egypt. When grown into...
  

• Widow

  [nave] WIDOW Vows of, binding, Num. 30:9. When daughters of priests, to be supported by their fathers, Lev. 22:13. Priests forbidden to marry, Lev. 21:14. Marriage of, authorized, Rom. 7:3; 1 Cor. 7:39. Widows' Inheritance, See...
  

• Orphan

  [nave] ORPHAN. Ex. 22:22-24; Deut. 10:18; Deut. 14:28, 29; Deut. 16:11, 14; Deut. 24:17-22; Deut. 26:12, 13; Deut. 27:19; Job 6:27; Job 22:9; Job 24:3, 9; Job 29:12, 13; Job 31:16-18, 21; Psa. 10:14, 17, 18; Psa. 27:10; Psa. 68:5;...
  

• PLEDGE

  [isbe] PLEDGE - plej (verbs chabhal (10 times), `arabh (2 Ki 18:23 = Isa 36:8); nouns chahal (Ezek 18:12,16; 33:15), chabcholah (Ezek 18:7), `arubbah), (1 Sam 17:18), erabhon (Gen 38:17,18,20); also abhoT (Dt 24:10-13) and (the Rev...
  

• Nakedness

  [nave] NAKEDNESS Gen. 2:25; 3:7, 10, 11; 9:22, 23; Ex. 20:26; Deut. 28:48; 2 Chr. 28:15; Job 1:21; 22:6; 24:7, 10; 26:6; Eccl. 5:15; Isa. 47:3; 57:8; 58:7; Lam. 1:8; 4:21; Ezek. 16:7, 8, 22, 36, 37, 39; 18:7, 16; 23:10, 18, 29; Hos...
  

• FATHERLESS

  [isbe] FATHERLESS - fa'-ther-les (yathom; orphanos): The fatherless are frequently mentioned in the Old Testament, generally in association with the widow and the stranger, as typical instances of the unprotected and necessitous, w...
  

• LIGHT

  [isbe] LIGHT - lit ('or, ma'or; phos; many other words): 1. Origin of Light 2. A Comprehensive Term (1) Natural Light (2) Artificial Light (3) Miraculous Light (4) Mental, Moral, Spiritual Light 3. An Attribute of Holiness (1) God ...
  

• Hell

  [ebd] derived from the Saxon helan, to cover; hence the covered or the invisible place. In Scripture there are three words so rendered: (1.) Sheol, occurring in the Old Testament sixty-five times. This word sheol is derived from a...
  [nave] HELL The word used in the King James Version of the O.T. to translate the Hebrew word sheol, signifying the unseen state, in Deut. 32:22; 2 Sam. 22:6; Job 11:8; 26:6; Psa. 9:17; 16:10; 18:5; 55:15; 86:13; 116:3; 139:8; Prov....
  

• BORROWING

  [isbe] BORROWING - bor'-o-ing: (1) In the Old Testament period loans were not of a commercial nature, i.e. they were not granted to enable a man to start or run a business. They were really a form of charity, and were made by the l...
  

• WINE

  [ebd] The common Hebrew word for wine is yayin, from a root meaning "to boil up," "to be in a ferment." Others derive it from a root meaning "to tread out," and hence the juice of the grape trodden out. The Greek word for wine is ...
  [smith] The manufacture of wine is carried back in the Bible to the age of Noah, (Genesis 9:20,21) to whom the discovery of the process is apparently, though not explicitly, attributed. The natural history and culture of the vine are...
  

• Men Rebel against the Light

  

• Does the Bible speak more about Hell than Heaven?
  I've heard and read the same statement a number of times, but have never troubled myself to look up each passage. I'm not surprised that looking up "heaven" and "hell" in a concordance would give you contradictory results. T...

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