Job 24:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 24:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 24:14 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 24:14 — KJV
“The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.”
— Job 24:14 (KJV)
Job 24:14 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 24:14
“And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.”
Shares key themes with Job 24:14: light, night
“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day...: Heb. between the day and between the night”
Shares key themes with Job 24:14: light, night
“And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. to rule the day...: Heb. for the rule of the day, etc.”
Shares key themes with Job 24:14: light, night
“And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.”
Shares key themes with Job 24:14: light, night
“And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.”
Shares key themes with Job 24:14: light, night
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