Job 24:15
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The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.
In other translations
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.
Hebrew words
וְעֵיןve'einand [the] eye ofH5869נֹאֵף׀no'efan adultererH5003שָׁמְרָהshamerahit watches forH8104נֶשֶׁףnesheftwilightH5399לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559לֹא־lo'-notH3808תְשׁוּרֵנִיteshureniit will observe meH7789עָיִן'ayinan eyeH5869וְסֵתֶרveseterand covering ofH5643פָּנִיםpanimfaceH6440יָשִׂים׃yasimhe putsH7760
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Psalm 10:11He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
- Proverbs 7:9-109 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night: 10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.9 at twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night. 10 Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.
- Ezekiel 9:9Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The Lord hath forsaken the earth, and the Lord seeth not.He 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.’
- Psalm 94:7Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
- Proverbs 6:32-3532 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. 33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away. 34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. 35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.32 He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. 33 Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away. 34 For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance. 35 He will not be appeased by any ransom, or persuaded by lavish gifts.
- Ezekiel 8:12Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The Lord seeth us not; the Lord hath forsaken the earth.“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 land.’”
- Exodus 20:14Thou shalt not commit adultery.You shall not commit adultery.
- Genesis 38:14-1514 And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. 15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.14 she 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 to him as a wife. 15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.
- 2 Samuel 12:12For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.You have acted in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.’”
- Psalm 50:18When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers.
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