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Job 24:15
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The adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No one will see me then.' He hides his face so no one will know him.
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and he disguiseth his face.
The eye also of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, No eye shall see me: And he disguises his face.
Those who are guilty of adultery watch for the night, thinking, ‘No one will see us,' and they keep their faces covered.
And the eye of the adulterer watches for the twilight, thinking, ‘No eye can see me,' and covers his face with a mask.
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth [his] face.
The eye also of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, 'No eye shall see me.' He disguises his face.
"The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, 'No eye will see me,' And he covers his face.
The eye of the adulterer also waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No eye will see me'; and he veils his face.
The iye of avouter kepith derknesse, and seith, An yye schal not se me; and he schal hile his face.
The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, 'No eye will see me,' he covers his face.
Others wait for the dark, thinking they won't be seen if they sleep with the wife or husband of someone else.
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, Saying, No eye shall see me: And he disguiseth his face.
And the man whose desire is for the wife of another is waiting for the evening, saying, No eye will see me; and he puts a cover on his face. And in the night the thief goes about;
The eye of the adulterer too waits for twilight; he thinks, ‘No eye will see me'; but [to be sure], he covers his face.
And the eye of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me; and he putteth a covering on [his] face.
A man who commits adultery waits for the night to come. He thinks, ‘No one will see me,' but still, he covers his face.
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying: 'No eye shall see me';
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.
The eye of the one who is not faithful in marriage waits for the evening, saying, ‘No one will see me.' And he covers his face.
The eye of the adulterer also waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No eye will see me'; and he disguises his face.
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, and sayth, None eye shal see me, and disguiseth his face.
The eyes also of the adulterer wait for the darkness, saying, No eye shall see me; and he disguises his face in the dark.
The adulterer waits for twilight to come; he covers his face so that no one can see him.
And, the eye of the adulterer, watcheth for the evening twilight, saying, Not an eye will see me! A covering for the face, he putteth on;
The eye of the adulterer observeth darkness, saying: No eye shall see me: and he will cover his face.
The eye of the adulterer also waits for the twilight, saying, 'No eye will see me'; and he disguises his face.
The eye of the adulterer wayteth for the darkenesse, & sayth, There shall no eye see me: and disguiseth his face.
and the eye of the adulterer has watched for the darkness, saying, Eye shall not perceive me, and he puts a covering on his face.
The adulterer’s eye watches for twilight,thinking, “No eye will see me,”and he covers his face.
The eye also of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, 'No eye shall see me.' He disguises his face.
And the eye of the adulterer waits for dusk, saying, ‘No eye will see me,' and he places a covering on his face.
And the adulterer's eye keeps watch for twilight, saying, No eye will see me; and he puts a covering on his face.
And the eye of an adulterer Hath observed the twilight, Saying, `No eye doth behold me.' And he putteth the face in secret.
The eye of the vngodly is like the aduouterer, that wayteth for the darcknesse, and sayeth thus in him self: Tush, there shal no ma se me, & so he disgyseth his face.
"The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight, Saying, 'No eye will see me.' And he disguises his face.
The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, "No eye will see me'; And he disguises his face.
"The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, 'No eye will see me.' And he disguises his face.
The eye of the adulterer keeps watch for the twilight,Saying, ‘No eye will see me.'And he keeps his face hidden.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
eye: Exodus 20:14, 2 Samuel 11:4-13, 2 Samuel 12:12, Psalms 50:18, Proverbs 6:32-35, Proverbs 7:9, Proverbs 7:10
No eye: Job 22:13, Job 22:14, Psalms 10:11, Psalms 73:11, Psalms 94:7, Ezekiel 8:12, Ezekiel 9:9
disguiseth his face: Heb. setteth his face in secret, Or, "putteth a covering on his face;" probably the hood of the burnoose, or cloak, which the Arabs sometimes throw over their other garments. Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:15
Reciprocal: Genesis 39:11 - none of the men 2 Chronicles 18:29 - I will disguise Job 31:9 - if I Luke 12:3 - whatsoever
Cross-References
Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?
And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
And he said unto me, The Lord , before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:
And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight,.... Not of the morning, which would not give him time enough to satiate his lust, but of the evening, that he may have the whole night before him to gratify his impure desires, and that these may be indulged in the most private and secret manner; and having fixed the time in the evening with his adulteress, he waits with impatience, and earnestly wishes and longs for its coming, and diligently looks out for the close of day, and takes the first opportunity of the darkness of the evening to set out on his adventure, see Proverbs 7:7; and the "eye" is particularly observed, not only because that is the instrument by which the twilight is discerned, and is industriously employed in looking out for it, but is full of adultery, as the Apostle Peter expresses it, 2 Peter 2:14; it is what is the inlet to this sin, the leader on to it, the caterer for it, and the nourisher, and cherisher of it, see
Job 30:1;
saying, no eye shall see me; no eye of man, which such an one is careful to guard against; and especially the eye of the husband of the adulteress, whose raging jealousy will not spare the adulterer, but take revenge on him by an immediate dispatch of him. And few care to have it known by any that they are guilty of this sin, because it brings dishonour and reproach upon them, which cannot be wiped off: the fact of Absalom going in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel, 2 Samuel 16:21, and lying with them in the face of the sun, is the most notorious instance of this kind to be read; usually both sexes choose the utmost secrecy. Potiphar's wife took the opportunity to tempt Joseph when none of the men of the house were within,
Genesis 35:10; and when Amnon intended to force his sister, he ordered all the men to be had out of the room, 2 Samuel 13:9: and moreover, the adulterer foolishly fancies that God sees him not, or at least is not concerned about that; though there is no darkness where such workers of iniquity can hide themselves from his all seeing eye, the darkness and the light are both alike to him. These men are like the ostrich, which thrusting its head into a thicket, as Tertullian t observes, fancies it is not seen; so children cover their faces, and, because they see none, think that nobody sees them; and as weak and childish a part do such act, who imagine that their evil deeds, done in the dark, are not seen by him, before whom every creature is made manifest, and all things are naked and open:
and disguiseth [his] face; puts a mask upon it, that he may not be known by any he meets, when upon his amorous adventure, as harlots used to cover themselves with a vail, Genesis 38:14.
t De Virgin, Veland. c. 17.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight; - compare the description in Proverbs 7:8-9, âHe went the way to her house; in the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night.â
And disguiseth his face - Margin, âsetteth his face in secret.â The meaning is, that he put a mask on his face, lest he should be recognized. So Juvenal, Sat. viii. 144, as quoted by Noyes:
- si nocturnus adulter
Tempora Santonico velas adoperta cucullo.
These deeds of wickedness were then performed in the night, as they are still; and yet, though the eye of God beheld them, he did not punish them. The meaning of Job is, that people were allowed to commit the blackest crimes, but that God did not come forth to cut them off.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 24:15. The eye also of the adulterer — This is another sin particularly of the city. The adulterer has made his assignation; he has marked the house of her into whose good graces he has insinuated himself, called digging through the house; he waits impatiently for the dusk; and then goes forth, having muffled or disguised his face, and spends a criminal night with the faithless wife of another man. The morning dawns: but it is to him as the shadow of death, lest he should be detected before he can reach his own home. And if one know him - if he happen to be recognized in coming out of the forbidden house; the terrors of death seize upon him, being afraid that the thing shall be brought to light, or that he shall be called to account, a sanguinary account, by the injured husband.
This seems to be the general sense of the very natural picture which Job draws in the 15th, 16th, and 17th verses. Job 24:15-17
