1 Why does Shaddai not make known the times he has fixed; why do his faithful never see his Days?
2 The wicked move boundary-marks away, they carry off flock and shepherd.
3 They drive away the orphan's donkey, as security, they seize the widow's ox.
4 The needy have to keep out of the way, poor country people have to keep out of sight.
5 Like wild desert donkeys, they go out to work, searching from dawn for food, and at evening for something on which to feed their children.
6 They go harvesting in the field of some scoundrel, they go pilfering in the vineyards of the wicked.
7 They spend the night naked, lacking clothes, with no covering against the cold.
8 Mountain rainstorms cut them through, unsheltered, they hug the rocks.
9 The orphan child is torn from the breast, the child of the poor is exacted as security.
10 They go about naked, lacking clothes, and starving while they carry the sheaves.
11 Two little walls, their shelter at high noon; parched with thirst, they have to tread the winepress.
12 From the towns come the groans of the dying and the gasp of the wounded crying for help. Yet God remains deaf to prayer!
13 In contrast, there are those who reject the light: who know nothing of its ways and who do not frequent its paths.
14 When all is dark the murderer leaves his bed to kill the poor and needy. During the night the thief goes on the prowl,
15 The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight, 'No one will see me,' he mutters as he masks his face.In the daytime they keep out of sight, these people who do not want to know the light.
16 breaking into houses while the darkness lasts.
17 For all of them, morning is a time of shadow dark as death, since that is when they know what fear is.
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25 Is this not so? Who can prove me a liar or show that my words have no substance?
Versículos relacionados com Job, 24:
Job chapter 24 addresses the apparent impunity of the wicked and the suffering of the righteous in the face of this situation. Job wonders why God seems to allow the wicked to prosper and be successful, while the righteous suffer and are oppressed. It describes various forms of oppression and violence that are committed by the wicked against the poor and needy. Below are five verses related to these themes:
Psalm 37:7 - "Rest in the Lord, and wait for him; do not indignant to him because of the one who thrives in his way, because of the man who performs atatutes attives." This verse talks about waiting in God and not worrying about the wicked who thrive in their malicious practices. This can help bring peace to those who are suffering, like Job.
Psalm 73:3-5 - "For I was jealous of the superb, when he saw the prosperity of the wicked. For there are no squeezes in his death, but firm is his strength. They are not in work like other men, nor are they afflicted as other men. " The psalmist also questions the apparent prosperity of the wicked, observing how they seem to avoid the pain and suffering that others experience.
Isaiah 10:1-2 - "Woe to those who decree unjust laws, and the clerks who prescribe oppression. To divert the poor from judgment, and to snatch the right of the afflicted of my people; to strip their widows and steal the orphans!" This verse denounces the wicked oppression against the needy and vulnerable, which is one of Job's main concerns in chapter 24.
Jeremiah 12:1 - "You are righteous, O Lord, when I plead with you, yet I will speak to you about your judgments. Why do the way of the wicked, and live in peace all who proceed warmly?" This verse presents a situation similar to that of Job, with the prophet Jeremiah questioning God's righteousness before the apparent success of the wicked.
Habakkuk 1:2-3-"How long, Lord, I will cry out, and you will not hear me? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and the dispute arises. " Habakkuk also questions why God seems to allow violence and oppression, especially in relation to God's people.
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