Job 24:15 Meaning and Explanation
“The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The adulterer watches for dusk and masks his face, telling himself no eye will see him in the dark.
What Does Job 24:15 Mean?
Job turns to the adulterer, who waits for twilight to carry out his sin. He covers his face and reassures himself that no eye will catch him in the dark. Like the others, he loves the cover of night, trusting shadow to hide what he is ashamed to do in the light.
The self-deception is plain: he forgets the One eye from which no darkness can conceal. Scripture declares that the night shines as the day to God, that the darkness and the light are both alike to Him. Jesus taught that what is whispered in the dark will be proclaimed from the housetops. The adulterer's mask hides him from men but not from the Maker, who sees the heart and calls the secret sinner to repentance and cleansing.
Job 24:15 in the Original Language
naaf (נָאַף), 'adulterer' -- one who breaks the covenant of marriage by unfaithfulness.
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What does Job 24:15 mean?
The adulterer watches for dusk and masks his face, telling himself no eye will see him in the dark.