15The eye of the adulterer watches for dusk; he thinks, 'No eye will see me,' and he keeps his face concealed.


In Context

12 The groans of the dying rise from the city, and the souls of the wounded cry out for help. But God charges no one with wrongdoing.

13 "There are those who rebel against the light, who do not know its ways or stay in its paths.

14 When daylight is gone, the murderer rises up and kills the poor and needy; in the night he steals forth like a thief.

15 The eye of the adulterer watches for dusk; he thinks, 'No eye will see me,' and he keeps his face concealed.

16 In the dark, men break into houses, but by day they shut themselves in; they want nothing to do with the light.

17 For all of them, deep darkness is their morning ; they make friends with the terrors of darkness.

Job 24:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:15The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth [his] face.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:15The eye of the adulterer observeth darkness, saying: No eye shall see me: and he will cover his face.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:15The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, Saying, No eye shall see me: And he disguiseth his face.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:15And the eye of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me; and he putteth a covering on his face.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:15The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and he disguiseth his face.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:15The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:15The eye also of the adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, 'No eye shall see me.' He disguises his face.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:15And the eye of an adulterer Hath observed the twilight, Saying, 'No eye doth behold me.' And he putteth the face in secret.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:15The eye also of the adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguises his face.