In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
In the darkness they break into houses that they had scouted out during the day. They don't know what it means to live in the light.
Job is describing how wicked people do their evil deeds under cover of darkness, showing they have no understanding of what it means to live righteously.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Job, this verse is part of Job's speech where he describes the ways of the wicked who evade justice, highlighting the moral disorder in a world where evil seems to go unpunished. During biblical times in the ancient Near East, thieves would scout homes during the day and break in at night by digging through walls made of mud bricks or similar materials, which were common in that culture. This imagery underscores the secrecy and darkness associated with sin, contrasting it with the light of divine truth and order.
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