In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves up; they do not know the light.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

In the dark they dig through houses - This probably refers to another class of wicked people. The adulterer goes out stealthily in …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Which they had marked for themselves in the daytime. —Or, as some understand, they seal (i.e., shut) themselves up i…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

These are the men who plunder secretly, who rob, yet cannot bear to be known as thieves.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

In the dark they dig through houses, [which] they had marked
for themselves in the daytime
Which some und…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

See what care and pains wicked men take to achieve their wicked designs; let it shame our negligence and slothfulness in doing good. See what pains…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

In the preceding chapter, Job argued that he had not been punished because of wickedness, as Eliphaz had asserted (Job 22:5). Now, he w…

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