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In the dark they dig through houses. They shut themselves up in the daytime. They don`t know the light.
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Literal House-Breaking
Commentators explain that the phrase 'dig through houses' was literal. Homes in the ancient world were often constructed from clay or sun-dried mud bricks, making it possible for burglars to physically dig through a wall to gain entry. This detail illustrates the specific type of crime Job is describing.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In the dark they dig through houses - This probably refers to another class of wicked people. The adulterer goes out stealthily in …
19th Century
Anglican
Which they had marked for themselves in the daytime. —Or, as some understand, they seal (i.e., shut) themselves up i…
Baptist
These are the men who plunder secretly, who rob, yet cannot bear to be known as thieves.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
In the dark they dig through houses, [which] they had marked for themselves in the daytime Which some und…
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…
13th Century
Catholic
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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