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Job 24:13

Job 24:13
They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

They are of those that rebel against the light,.... The light of nature, acting contrary to the dictates of their own consciences, in being guilty of the inhumanity, barbarity, and cruelty they were…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

They are of those that rebel against the light - That is, they hate the light: compare Joh 3:20. It is unpleasant to them, and they perform their deeds in the night. Job here commences a reference to…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Job 24:13-17

These verses describe another sort of sinners who therefore go unpunished, because they go undiscovered. They rebel against the light, Job 24:13. Some understand it figuratively: they sin against the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Job 24:13-17

The outrages perpetrated by a different class of wrongdoers, the murderer (Job 24:24), the adulterer (Job 24:24), and the robber (Job 24:24). Those described in former verses pursued their violent…