Job 24:18

He is nimble on the surface of water. His place on land is to be accursed. May he not walk by way of the vineyards.

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In The King James Version

He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.

In Context

17If sunrise should suddenly appear, it is treated by them like the shadow of death; and they walk in darkness, as if in light.

19May he cross from the snowy waters to excessive heat, and his sin, all the way to hell.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:16Cursed shall you be in the city, cursed in the field.

Job 9:26They have passed by like ships carrying fruits, just like an eagle flying to food.

Psalms 58:7They will return toward evening, and they will suffer hunger like dogs, and they will wander around the city.

Psalms 73:18Be mindful of this: the enemy placed blame against the Lord, and a foolish people has incited against your name.

Isaiah 23:10Cross through your land, as through a river, O daughter of the sea. You no longer have a belt.

Matthew Henry on Job 24:14-18

Present Impunity of Transgressors. ( b. c. 1520.) 13 They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof. 14 The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief. 15 The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face. 16 In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light. 17 For the morning is to… Read the whole commentary →

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