Job 24:15

In 11 translations

BSB

The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.

KJV

The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.disguiseth…: Heb. setteth his face in secret

WEB

The eye also of the adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No eye will see me.’ He disguises his face.

ASV

The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, Saying, No eye shall see me: And he disguiseth his face.

LSV

And the eye of an adulterer || Has observed the twilight, || Saying, No eye beholds me. And he puts the face in secret.

YLT

And the eye of an adulterer Hath observed the twilight, Saying, 'No eye doth behold me.' And he putteth the face in secret.

DBY

And the eye of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me; and he putteth a covering on [his] face.

DRC

The eye of the adulterer observeth darkness, saying: No eye shall see me: and he will cover his face.

GNV

The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, and sayth, None eye shall see me, and disguiseth his face.

JPS

The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying: 'No eye shall see me'; and he putteth a covering on his face.

LXXE

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.

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WLC

וְעֵ֤ין נֹאֵ֨ף ׀ שָׁ֤מְרָֽה נֶ֣שֶׁף לֵ֭אמֹר לֹא־תְשׁוּרֵ֣נִי עָ֑יִן וְסֵ֖תֶר פָּנִ֣ים יָשִֽׂים׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ὀφθαλμὸς μοιχοῦ ἐφύλαξε σκότος, λέγων, οὐ προνοήσει με ὀφθαλμὸς, καὶ ἀποκρυβὴν προσώπου ἔθετο.

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• Psalms 10:11He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
• Proverbs 7:9–10at twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night. Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.
• Proverbs 6:32–35He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away. For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the…
• Ezekiel 9:9He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’
• Psalms 94:7They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
• Ezekiel 8:12“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the…
• Genesis 38:14–15she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given…
• 2 Samuel 12:12You have acted in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.’”
• Psalms 50:18When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers.
• Psalms 73:11The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
• 2 Samuel 11:4–13Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home. And the woman conceived and sent word to David,…
• Job 22:13–14Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness? Thick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven.’
• Exodus 20:14You shall not commit adultery.

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