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Job 24,16

Justice

14 Morderen står opp ved daggry;
Han dreper de fattige og de trengende,
Og om natten oppfører han seg som en tyv.

15 Ekteskapsbryterens øye venter på skumringen,
Og sier: 'Ingen øye vil se meg.'
Og han skjuler sitt ansikt.

I mørket bryter de inn i hus,
De stenger seg inne om dagen;
De kjenner ikke lyset.

17 For morgenen er den samme for ham som dyp mørke,
For han er kjent med dyp mørkes redsler.

18 De er ubetydelige på vannets overflate;
Deres jordstykke er forbannet på jorden.
De vender seg ikke mot vingårdene.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light.
KJV
In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
WEB
In the dark they dig through houses. They shut themselves up in the daytime. They don’t know the light.
ASV
In the dark they dig through houses: They shut themselves up in the day-time; They know not the light.
DARBY
In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in; they know not the light:
BLB
In the darkness one digs [into] houses, by day they seal themselves in; they do not know the light.
ÅB
I mørket bryter de inn i husene, om dagen lukker de seg inne; lyset vil de ikke vite av.
OTB
I mørket bryter de inn i hus,
De stenger seg inne om dagen;
De kjenner ikke lyset.
B1930
I mørket bryter de inn i husene, om dagen lukker de sig inne; lyset vil de ikke vite av.

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