Job 24:13 Meaning and Explanation
“They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Job turns to a second class of evildoers who rebel against the light, refusing to know or walk in its ways.
What Does Job 24:13 Mean?
Job shifts from those who oppress by day to those who love the dark. These rebel against the light, neither knowing its ways nor remaining in its paths. Light here means both the literal daylight they shun and the moral truth they reject; they have set themselves against both.
To rebel against the light is to flee from what is good and true because one's deeds cannot bear exposure. Scripture says the light has come into the world, yet some love darkness rather than light because their deeds are evil. Jesus, the Light of the world, calls all who walk in shadow to come and be made children of the day. Those who hate the light still cannot escape it, for nothing is hidden that will not be brought to light.
Job 24:13 in the Original Language
or (אוֹר), 'light' -- both the daylight and the moral truth that the wicked here resist.
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What does Job 24:13 mean?
Job turns to a second class of evildoers who rebel against the light, refusing to know or walk in its ways.