Job 38:15

15 The cover of darkness is snatched from the wicked - they're caught in the very act!

Job 38:15 Meaning and Commentary

Job 38:15

And from the wicked their light is withholden
Whose light is darkness, and whose day is the night, of which they are deprived when the morning light breaks forth; see ( Job 24:17 ) ; it may be figuratively understood of the light of prosperity being removed from them, or the light of life, when they shall be sent into utter darkness;

and the high arm shall be broken;
their power weakened and made useless; even the power of such wicked men who have had a large share of it, and have used it in a tyrannical manner; and especially this will be their case at death; see ( Isaiah 14:10 Isaiah 14:12 ) .

Job 38:15 In-Context

13 So you could seize Earth like a blanket and shake out the wicked like cockroaches?
14 As the sun brings everything to light, brings out all the colors and shapes,
15 The cover of darkness is snatched from the wicked - they're caught in the very act!
16 "Have you ever gotten to the true bottom of things, explored the labyrinthine caves of deep ocean?
17 Do you know the first thing about death? Do you have one clue regarding death's dark mysteries?
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