Job 24
1 Wherefore from the Mighty One Times have not been hidden, And those knowing Him have not seen His days.
why? from Almighty not to treasure time (and to know him *Q(K)*) not to see day his
2 The borders they reach, A drove they have taken violently away, Yea, they do evil.
border to overtake flock to plunder and to pasture
3 The ass of the fatherless they lead away, They take in pledge the ox of the widow,
donkey orphan to lead to pledge cattle widow
4 They turn aside the needy from the way, Together have hid the poor of the earth.
to stretch needy from way: road unitedness to hide poor land: country/planet
5 Lo, wild asses in a wilderness, They have gone out about their work, Seeking early for prey, A mixture for himself — food for young ones.
look! wild donkey in/on/with wilderness to come out: come in/on/with work their to seek to/for prey plain to/for him food to/for youth
6 In a field his provender they reap, And the vineyard of the wicked they glean.
in/on/with land: country fodder his (to reap *Q(K)*) and vineyard wicked to glean
7 The naked they cause to lodge Without clothing. And there is no covering in the cold.
naked to lodge from without clothing and nothing covering in/on/with cold
8 From the inundation of hills they are wet, And without a refuge — have embraced a rock.
from storm mountain: mount be moist and from without refuge to embrace rock
9 They take violently away From the breast the orphan, And on the poor they lay a pledge.
to plunder from breast orphan and upon afflicted to pledge
10 Naked, they have gone without clothing, And hungry — have taken away a sheaf.
naked to go: went without clothing and hungry to lift: bear sheaf
11 Between their walls they make oil, Wine-presses they have trodden, and thirst.
between: among wall their to press wine to tread and to thirst
12 Because of enmity men do groan, And the soul of pierced ones doth cry, And God doth not give praise.
from city man to groan and soul slain: wounded to cry and god not to set: put folly
13 They have been among rebellious ones of light, They have not discerned His ways, Nor abode in His paths.
they(masc.) to be in/on/with to rebel light not to recognize way: conduct his and not to dwell in/on/with path his
14 At the light doth the murderer rise, He doth slay the poor and needy, And in the night he is as a thief.
to/for light to arise: rise to murder to slay afflicted and needy and in/on/with night to be like/as thief
15 And the eye of an adulterer Hath observed the twilight, Saying, 'No eye doth behold me.' And he putteth the face in secret.
and eye to commit adultery to keep: look at twilight to/for to say not to see me eye and secrecy face to set: make
16 He hath dug in the darkness — houses; By day they shut themselves up, They have not known light.
to dig in/on/with darkness house: home by day to seal to/for them not to know light
17 When together, morning [is] to them death shade, When he discerneth the terrors of death shade.
for together morning to/for them shadow for to recognize terror shadow
18 Light he [is] on the face of the waters, Vilified is their portion in the earth, He turneth not the way of vineyards.
swift he/she/it upon face: surface water to lighten portion their in/on/with land: country/planet not to turn way: road vineyard
dryness also heat to plunder water snow hell: Sheol to sin (Sheol h7585)
20 Forget him doth the womb, Sweeten [on] him doth the worm, No more is he remembered, And broken as a tree is wickedness.
to forget him womb be sweet him worm still not to remember and to break like/as tree injustice
21 Treating evil the barren [who] beareth not, And [to] the widow he doth no good,
to pasture barren not to beget and widow not be good
22 And hath drawn the mighty by his power, He riseth, and none believeth in life.
and to draw mighty: strong in/on/with strength his to arise: rise and not be faithful in/on/with life
23 He giveth to him confidence, and he is supported, And his eyes [are] on their ways.
to give: give to/for him to/for security and to lean and eye his upon way: conduct their
24 High they were [for] a little, and they are not, And they have been brought low. As all [others] they are shut up, And as the head of an ear of corn cut off.
be exalted little and nothing he and to sink like/as all to gather [emph?] and like/as head ear to languish
25 And if not now, who doth prove me a liar, And doth make of nothing my word?
and if not then who? to lie me and to set: accuse to/for not speech my
