Job 24:15
New International Version
The eye of the adulterer watches for dusk; he thinks, ‘No eye will see me,’ and he keeps his face concealed.

New Living Translation
The adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No one will see me then.’ He hides his face so no one will know him.

English Standard Version
The eye of the adulterer also waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No eye will see me’; and he veils his face.

Berean Standard Bible
The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.

King James Bible
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.

New King James Version
The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, ‘No eye will see me’; And he disguises his face.

New American Standard Bible
“The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight, Saying, ‘No eye will see me.’ And he disguises his face.

NASB 1995
“The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, ‘No eye will see me.’ And he disguises his face.

NASB 1977
“And the eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, ‘No eye will see me.’ And he disguises his face.

Legacy Standard Bible
The eye of the adulterer keeps watch for the twilight, Saying, ‘No eye will see me.’ And he keeps his face hidden.

Amplified Bible
“The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, ‘No eye will see me,’ And he covers his face.

Christian Standard Bible
The adulterer’s eye watches for twilight, thinking, “No eye will see me,” and he covers his face.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The adulterer’s eye watches for twilight, thinking: No eye will see me; he covers his face.

American Standard Version
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, Saying, No eye shall see me: And he disguiseth his face.

Contemporary English Version
Others wait for the dark, thinking they won't be seen if they sleep with the wife or husband of someone else.

English Revised Version
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and he disguiseth his face.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Adulterers watch for twilight. They say, 'No one is watching us,' as they cover their faces.

Good News Translation
The adulterer waits for twilight to come; he covers his face so that no one can see him.

International Standard Version
The adulterer watches for twilight, saying, 'No eye is watching me' while he veils his face.

Majority Standard Bible
The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.

NET Bible
And the eye of the adulterer watches for the twilight, thinking, 'No eye can see me,' and covers his face with a mask.

New Heart English Bible
The eye also of the adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, 'No eye shall see me.' He disguises his face.

Webster's Bible Translation
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.

World English Bible
The eye also of the adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No eye will see me.’ He disguises his face.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the eye of an adulterer "" Has observed the twilight, "" Saying, No eye beholds me. And he puts the face in secret.

Young's Literal Translation
And the eye of an adulterer Hath observed the twilight, Saying, 'No eye doth behold me.' And he putteth the face in secret.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the eye of the adulterer watched the twilight, saying, Eye shall not perceive me: and secretly he will set the face.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The eye of the adulterer observeth darkness, saying: No eye shall see me: and he will cover his face.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The eye of the adulterer waits for darkness, saying, “No eye will see me,” and he covers his face.

New American Bible
The eye of the adulterer watches for the twilight; he says, “No eye will see me.” He puts a mask over his face;

New Revised Standard Version
The eye of the adulterer also waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No eye will see me’; and he disguises his face.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The eyes also of the adulterer wait for the darkness, saying, No eye shall see me; and he disguises his face in the dark.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And eyes of adulterers watch for darkness and they say: “Eyes will not see”, and he conceals his face in darkness
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, Saying: 'No eye shall see me'; And he putteth a covering on his face.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and the eye of the adulterer has watched for the darkness, saying, Eye shall not perceive me, and he puts a covering on his face.

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Audio Bible



Context
Job: Judgment for the Wicked
14When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief. 15The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face. 16In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light.…

Cross References
Proverbs 7:6-9
For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice. / I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment, / crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house, ...

Proverbs 7:18-20
Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses! / For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey. / He took with him a bag of money and will not return till the moon is full.”

Proverbs 9:17
“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”

Jeremiah 23:24
“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.

Psalm 10:11
He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”

Psalm 64:5-6
They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say. / They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.

Isaiah 29:15
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?”

Ezekiel 8:12
“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”

Micah 7:5
Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.

Hosea 7:6-7
For they prepare their heart like an oven while they lie in wait; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire. / All of them are hot as an oven, and they devour their rulers. All their kings fall; not one of them calls upon Me.

John 3:19-20
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.

Romans 13:12-13
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. / Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.

Ephesians 5:11-12
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.

1 Thessalonians 5:7
For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.

1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.


Treasury of Scripture

The eye also of the adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguises his face.

eye

Exodus 20:14
Thou shalt not commit adultery.

2 Samuel 11:4-13
And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house…

2 Samuel 12:12
For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.

No eye

Job 22:13,14
And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? …

Psalm 10:11
He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.

Psalm 73:11
And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?

disguiseth his face.

Genesis 38:14,15
And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife…

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Job 24
1. Wickedness often goes unpunished
17. There is a secret judgment for the wicked














The eye of the adulterer
This phrase highlights the intentional and premeditated nature of sin. In Hebrew, the word for "eye" (עַיִן, 'ayin) often symbolizes perception and intention. The adulterer’s eye is not merely passive but actively seeks opportunities for sin. This reflects the broader biblical theme that sin often begins with a desire or lustful look, as seen in Matthew 5:28, where Jesus speaks about looking at a woman lustfully.

watches for twilight
The adulterer waits for the cover of darkness, symbolizing the human tendency to hide sinful actions. Twilight, or dusk, is a time of transition from light to darkness, representing moral ambiguity and the concealment of deeds. Biblically, darkness is often associated with evil and sin (John 3:19-20), emphasizing the contrast between living in the light of God’s truth and hiding in the shadows of sin.

thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’
This phrase reveals the self-deception inherent in sin. The adulterer believes he can escape detection, forgetting that God’s omniscience sees all (Proverbs 15:3). This reflects the folly of thinking one can hide from God, a theme echoed throughout Scripture, such as in Psalm 139:11-12, where even darkness is not dark to God.

and he covers his face
Covering the face is a metaphor for attempting to hide one's identity and actions. In ancient cultures, covering the face could signify shame or guilt. This act of concealment is futile before God, who sees beyond outward appearances to the heart (1 Samuel 16:7). The attempt to hide underscores the shame associated with sin and the desire to avoid accountability.

Verse 15. - The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me. There is an analogy between moral and physical light, and between moral and physical darkness. The class of men here spoken of (vers. 14-16), who have rebelled against moral light (ver. 13), and refused its ways, and rejected its paths, are no great lovers of physical light. Their deeds of darkness are only suited to be done in the dark, and they wait for the evening twilight or the dusk of dawn to engage in them (comp. John 3:19-21, "And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God." See also John 8:12; John 12:35; Romans 13:12; Ephesians 5:8-14, etc.). And he disguiseth his face. As a further precaution against discovery, the adulterer disguiseth, or covereth up, his face. The same is often done by thieves and murderers.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The eye
וְעֵ֤ין (wə·‘ên)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

of the adulterer
נֹאֵ֨ף ׀ (nō·’êp̄)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5003: To commit adultery, to apostatize

watches
שָׁ֤מְרָֽה (šā·mə·rāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

for twilight.
נֶ֣שֶׁף (ne·šep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5399: A breeze, dusk

Thinking,
לֵ֭אמֹר (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘No
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

eye
עָ֑יִן (‘ā·yin)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

will see me,’
תְשׁוּרֵ֣נִי (ṯə·šū·rê·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 7789: To spy out, survey, lurk for, care for

he covers
וְסֵ֖תֶר (wə·sê·ṯer)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5643: A covering, hiding place, secrecy

his face.
פָּנִ֣ים (pā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6440: The face


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