Job 24 Comparison: Noyes Translation (1869) vs King James Version
Job 24
1Why are not times treasured up by the Almighty? And why do not they who know him see his days?
2They remove landmarks; They take away flocks by violence, and pasture them.
3They drive away the ass of the fatherless, And take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
4They push the needy from the way; All the poor of the land are forced to hide themselves.
5Behold, like wild asses of the desert, they go forth to their work; They search for prey; The wilderness supplieth them food for their children.
6In the fields they reap the harvest, And gather the vintage of the oppressor.
7They lodge naked, without clothing, And without covering from the cold.
8They are drenched with the mountain showers, And embrace the rock for want of shelter.
9The fatherless are torn from the breast, And the garment of the needy is taken for a pledge.
10They go naked, without clothing, And carry the sheaf hungry.
11They make oil within their walls, And tread the wine-vat, yet suffer thirst.
12From anguish the dying groan, And the wounded cry aloud; And God regardeth not their prayer!
13Others hate the light; They know not its ways, And abide not in its paths.
14With the light ariseth the murderer; He killeth the poor and needy; In the night he is as a thief.
15The eye of the adulterer watcheth for the twilight; He saith, "No eye will see me," And putteth a mask upon his face.
16In the dark they break into houses; In the daytime they shut themselves up; They are strangers to the light.
17The morning is to them the very shadow of death; They are familiar with the terrors of the shadow of death.
18Light are they on the face of the waters; They have an accursed portion in the earth; They come not near the vineyards.
19As drought and heat consume the snow waters, So doth the grave the wicked.
20His own mother forgetteth him; The worm feedeth sweetly on him; He is no more remembered, And iniquity is broken like a tree.
21He oppresseth the barren, that hath not borne, And doeth not good to the widow.
22He taketh away the mighty by his power; He riseth up, and no one is sure of life.
23God giveth them security, so that they are confident; His eyes are upon their ways.
24They are exalted; —in a little while they are gone! They are brought low, and die, like all others; And like the topmost ears of corn are they cut off.
25If it be not so, who will confute me, And show my discourse to be worthless?
Job 24
1Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?
2Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.
3They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
4They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
5Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.
6They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.
7They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.
8They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
9They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.
10They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;
11Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.
12Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.
13They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
14The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.
15The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.
16In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
17For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.
18He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
19Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.
20The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.
21He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
22He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.
23Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.
24They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
25And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
Understanding Noyes Translation (1869) vs King James Version in Job 24
Noyes Translation (1869) (Noyes)
A scholarly 1869 translation by George R. Noyes, aiming for precision and literary beauty. Known for its distinct Unitarian perspective and separate translation of poetical books like Psalms.
King James Version (KJV)
The classic 1611 English translation known for its majestic prose and literary influence. Ideal for traditional study and memorization thanks to its formal style. A foundational English Bible used for centuries.
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Key Comparison: Job 24:16
"In the dark they break into houses; In the daytime they shut themselves up; They are strangers to the light."
"In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light."
