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They ally themselves with the terrors of the darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For deep darkness is morning to all of them; for they are friends with the terrors of deep darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For to them, deep darkness is their morning; surely they are friends with the terrors of darkness!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the morning <i>is</i> to them even as the shadow of death: if <i>one</i> know <i>them, they are in</i> the terrors of the shadow of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For the morning is the same to them as the shadow of death; If <i>someone</i> recognizes <i>them,</i> <i>They are in</i> the terrors of the shadow of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For the morning is the same to him as thick darkness, For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For the morning is the same to him as thick darkness, For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For the morning is the same to him as thick darkness, For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For the morning is the same to him as the shadow of death, For he recognizes the terrors of the shadow of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For the morning is the same to him as the thick darkness [of midnight]; For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the morning is like darkness to them. Surely they are familiar with the terrors of darkness!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the morning is like darkness to them. Surely they are familiar with the terrors of darkness! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the morning is to all of them as thick darkness; For they know the terrors of the thick darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They prefer night to day, since the terrors of the night are their friends. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the morning is to all of them as the shadow of death; for they know the terrors of the shadow of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />because morning and deep darkness are the same to them, because they are familiar with the terrors of deep darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They fear the light of day, but darkness holds no terror for them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As a group, deep darkness is their morning time; fear that lives in darkness is their friend."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For to them, deep darkness is their morning; surely they are friends with the terrors of darkness!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For all of them, the morning is to them like deep darkness; they are friends with the terrors of darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the morning is to all of them like thick darkness, for they know the terrors of the thick darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the morning is to them even as the shades of death: if one knoweth them, they are in the terrors of the shades of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the morning is to all of them like thick darkness, for they know the terrors of the thick darkness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />When together, morning [is] death-shade to them, "" When he discerns the terrors of death-shade.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> When together, morning is to them death shade, When he discerneth the terrors of death shade.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the morning altogether to them the shadow of death: if it shall be known, the terrors of the shadow of death.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If the morning suddenly appear, it is to them the shadow of death: and they walk in darkness as if it were in light. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If sunrise should suddenly appear, it is treated by them like the shadow of death; and they walk in darkness, as if in light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, for all of them morning is deep darkness; then they recognize the terrors of deep darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For deep darkness is morning to all of them; for they are friends with the terrors of deep darkness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore they sought for themselves the shadow of death, and have found it: yea, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Therefore they sought for themselves the shadow of death, and they found it, and the shadows of death terrified them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the shadow of death is to all of them as the morning; For they know the terrors of the shadow of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the morning is to them all <i>as</i> the shadow of death, for <i>each</i> will be conscious of the terror of the shadow of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/24-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3753" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/24.htm">Job: Judgment for the Wicked</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·mōw (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">to them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6757.htm" title="6757: ṣal·mā·weṯ (N-ms) -- Death-like shadow, deep shadow. From tsel and maveth; shade of death, i.e. The grave.">deep darkness</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: yaḥ·dāw (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">is their</a> <a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: bō·qer (N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">morning;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/5234.htm" title="5234: yak·kîr (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To regard, recognize. ">they are friends with</a> <a href="/hebrew/1091.htm" title="1091: bal·hō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Terror, dreadful event, calamity, destruction. From balahh; alarm; hence, destruction.">the terrors</a> <a href="/hebrew/6757.htm" title="6757: ṣal·mā·weṯ (N-ms) -- Death-like shadow, deep shadow. From tsel and maveth; shade of death, i.e. The grave.">of darkness!</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>They are but foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one turns toward their vineyards.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-20</a></span><br />And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. / Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-19.htm">Proverbs 4:19</a></span><br />But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Isaiah 29:15</a></span><br />Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-4.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:4-5</a></span><br />But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief. / For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-11.htm">Ephesians 5:11-13</a></span><br />Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. / For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. / But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-22.htm">Matthew 6:22-23</a></span><br />The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. / But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-34.htm">Luke 11:34-36</a></span><br />Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness. / Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness. / So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-12.htm">Romans 13:12</a></span><br />The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-5.htm">1 John 1:5-7</a></span><br />And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. / If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. / But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-11.htm">Psalm 139:11-12</a></span><br />If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”— / even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-2.htm">Isaiah 60:2</a></span><br />For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18-20</a></span><br />Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light. / It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake. / Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-6.htm">Micah 3:6</a></span><br />Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15</a></span><br />That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-16.htm">Jeremiah 13:16</a></span><br />Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For 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.</p><p class="hdg">in the terrors.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/3-5.htm">Job 3:5</a></b></br> Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-18.htm">Psalm 73:18,19</a></b></br> Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-26.htm">Jeremiah 2:26</a></b></br> As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/24-16.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/24-16.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/job/24-14.htm">Death</a> <a href="/job/23-17.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/job/6-30.htm">Discerneth</a> <a href="/job/19-19.htm">Familiar</a> <a href="/job/23-15.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/job/19-21.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/esther/4-1.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/job/11-17.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/job/24-15.htm">Night</a> <a href="/job/17-7.htm">Shade</a> <a href="/job/16-16.htm">Shades</a> <a href="/job/17-7.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/job/20-25.htm">Terrors</a> <a href="/job/23-17.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/job/24-4.htm">Together</a> <a href="/job/23-16.htm">Troubled</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/26-10.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/26-10.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/job/26-6.htm">Death</a> <a href="/job/26-5.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-5.htm">Discerneth</a> <a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Familiar</a> <a href="/job/24-23.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/job/32-3.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/job/34-20.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/job/38-7.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/job/26-10.htm">Night</a> <a href="/job/40-21.htm">Shade</a> <a href="/job/26-5.htm">Shades</a> <a href="/job/28-3.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/job/27-20.htm">Terrors</a> <a href="/job/26-8.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/job/27-16.htm">Together</a> <a href="/job/29-24.htm">Troubled</a><div class="vheading2">Job 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/24-1.htm">Wickedness often goes unpunished</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/24-17.htm">There is a secret judgment for the wicked</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For to them, deep darkness is their morning;</b><br>This phrase suggests a reversal of the natural order, where darkness, typically associated with night, becomes the time of activity for the wicked. In biblical context, darkness often symbolizes evil, ignorance, and judgment (<a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Isaiah 5:20</a>, <a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-20</a>). The imagery here reflects the moral corruption of those who thrive in sin, as they find comfort and opportunity in darkness rather than light. This can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual blindness, where the wicked are unable to perceive the truth and righteousness that light represents (<a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm">Ephesians 5:8-14</a>).<p><b>surely they are friends with the terrors of darkness!</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the close association between the wicked and the fearsome aspects of darkness. In ancient Near Eastern culture, night was a time of danger and uncertainty, filled with threats from both natural and supernatural forces. The "terrors of darkness" could refer to both literal dangers, such as thieves and wild animals, and spiritual threats, such as demonic forces (<a href="/psalms/91-5.htm">Psalm 91:5-6</a>). The phrase suggests that the wicked are not only unafraid of these terrors but are allied with them, indicating a deep-seated alignment with evil. This can be contrasted with the protection and peace promised to the righteous, who walk in the light of God's presence (<a href="/psalms/27.htm">Psalm 27:1</a>, <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-4.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:4-5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and patience who endures immense suffering and questions the justice of God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>In this context, Job is describing those who engage in evil deeds under the cover of darkness, symbolizing moral and spiritual blindness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/darkness.htm">Darkness</a></b><br>Represents both literal and metaphorical darkness, often associated with evil, ignorance, and separation from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_spiritual_darkness.htm">Understanding Spiritual Darkness</a></b><br>Recognize that spiritual darkness is a state of separation from God, where evil deeds are hidden and thrive.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_deceptive_comfort_of_darkness.htm">The Deceptive Comfort of Darkness</a></b><br>Reflect on how sin can create a false sense of security, as those who do evil may feel emboldened by the cover of darkness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_live_in_the_light.htm">The Call to Live in the Light</a></b><br>As Christians, we are called to live transparently and righteously, exposing and rejecting the deeds of darkness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Consider the ultimate consequences of living in darkness, which include spiritual blindness and separation from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_justice.htm">Hope in God's Justice</a></b><br>Trust in God's ultimate justice, knowing that He sees all deeds, whether done in light or darkness, and will judge accordingly.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_''in_the_beginning''_mean.htm">What is the bright morning star?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_morning_star_in_the_bible.htm">Who is the morning star in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_satan's_claim_fit_god's_rule.htm">If the devil claimed authority over 'all the kingdoms' (Matthew 4:8-9), how does that align with God's sovereignty?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ecclesiastes_8_16-17_conflict_with_other_biblical_revelations.htm">Does the author's emphasis on the limitation of human understanding in Ecclesiastes 8:16-17 conflict with other biblical texts that claim revelations of divine mysteries?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death</span>. They hate the morning light. It is associated in their minds with the idea of detection; for when it breaks in upon them unexpectedly in the midst of their ill deeds, detection commonly follows; and detection is a true "shadow of death," for it commonly means the gallows. If one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death; rather, <span class="accented">for they know the terrors of the shadow of death</span> (<span class="accented">see</span> the Revised Version). It is a familiar experience to them; as, whenever crime is severely punished, it is to the criminal class generally. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/24-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to them,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֣מוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">deep darkness</span><br /><span class="heb">צַלְמָ֑וֶת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣal·mā·weṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6757.htm">Strong's 6757: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death-like shadow, deep shadow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is their</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְדָּ֨ו ׀</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·dāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> </span><span class="str2">A unit, unitedly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">morning;</span><br /><span class="heb">בֹּ֣קֶר</span> <span class="translit">(bō·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dawn, morning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">surely</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they are friends with</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֝כִּ֗יר</span> <span class="translit">(yak·kîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5234.htm">Strong's 5234: </a> </span><span class="str2">To regard, recognize</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the terrors</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּלְה֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bal·hō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1091.htm">Strong's 1091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Terror, dreadful event, calamity, destruction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of darkness!</span><br /><span class="heb">צַלְמָֽוֶת׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣal·mā·weṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6757.htm">Strong's 6757: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death-like shadow, deep shadow</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/24-17.htm">Job 24:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/24-17.htm">Job 24:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/24-17.htm">Job 24:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/24-17.htm">Job 24:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/24-17.htm">Job 24:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/24-17.htm">Job 24:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/24-17.htm">Job 24:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/24-17.htm">Job 24:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/24-17.htm">Job 24:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/24-17.htm">Job 24:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/24-17.htm">OT Poetry: Job 24:17 For the morning is to all (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/24-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 24:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 24:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/24-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 24:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 24:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>