Job 24:14
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The murderer riseth at the very break of day, he killeth the needy, and the poor man: but in the night he will be as a thief.

murderer

2 Samuel 11:14-17 And when the morning was come, David wrote a letter to Joab: and sent it by the hand of Urias, . . .

Psalm 10:8-10 He sits in ambush with the rich in private places, that he may kill the innocent. . . .

Micah 2:1,2 Make thee bald, and be polled for thy delicate children: enlarge thy baldness as the eagle: for they are carried into captivity from thee. . . .

Ephesians 5:7-11 Be ye not therefore partakers with them. . . .

in the night

Luke 12:39 But this know ye, that if the householder did know at what hour the thief would come, he would surely watch and would not suffer his house to be broken open.

1 Thessalonians 5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord shall so come as a thief in the night.

Revelation 3:3 Have in mind therefore in what manner thou hast received and heard: and observe and do penance: If then thou shalt not watch, I will come to thee as a thief: and thou shalt not know at what hour I will come to thee.

Context
Job: Judgment for the Wicked
13They have been rebellious to the light, they have not known his ways, neither have they returned by his paths. 14The murderer riseth at the very break of day, he killeth the needy, and the poor man: but in the night he will be as a thief.15The eye of the adulterer observeth darkness, saying: No eye shall see me: and he will cover his face.…
Cross References
Job 24:4
They have overturned the way of the poor, and have oppressed together the meek of the earth.

Job 24:13
They have been rebellious to the light, they have not known his ways, neither have they returned by his paths.

Psalm 10:8
He sits in ambush with the rich in private places, that he may kill the innocent.

Isaiah 3:14
The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and its princes: for you have devoured the vineyard, and the spoil of the poor is in your house.

Micah 2:1
Make thee bald, and be polled for thy delicate children: enlarge thy baldness as the eagle: for they are carried into captivity from thee.

Lexicon
When daylight [is gone],
לָא֡וֹר (lā·’ō·wr)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 216: Illumination, luminary

the murderer
רוֹצֵ֗חַ (rō·w·ṣê·aḥ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7523: To dash in pieces, kill, to murder

rises
יָ֘ק֤וּם (yā·qūm)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

to kill
יִֽקְטָל־ (yiq·ṭāl-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6991: To cut off, put to death

the poor
עָנִ֥י (‘ā·nî)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6041: Poor, afflicted, humble

and needy;
וְאֶבְי֑וֹן (wə·’eḇ·yō·wn)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 34: In want, needy, poor

in the night
וּ֝בַלַּ֗יְלָה (ū·ḇal·lay·lāh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3915: A twist, night, adversity

he is
יְהִ֣י (yə·hî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

like a thief.
כַגַּנָּֽב׃ (ḵag·gan·nāḇ)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1590: A stealer


Additional Translations
When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief.The murderer rising with the light kills the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

The murderer riseth with the light; He killeth the poor and needy; And in the night he is as a thief.

But having known their works, he delivered them into darkness: and in the night one will be as a thief:

The murderer riseth with the light, killeth the afflicted and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

The murderer riseth with the light, he killeth the poor and needy; and in the night he is as a thief.

The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

The murderer rises with the light. He kills the poor and needy. In the night he is like a thief.

At the light doth the murderer rise, He doth slay the poor and needy, And in the night he is as a thief.
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