Job 24:15
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and †disguiseth his face.
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- †Hebrew wordingHebr setteth his face in secret.
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- Psalms 10:11Rank 1 from verse 15
- Proverbs 7:9–10Rank 2 from verse 15
9In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
10And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
9†In the twilight in the euening, in the blacke and darke night:
10And behold, there met him a woman, with the attire of an harlot, and subtill of heart.
- Ezekiel 8:12Rank 3 from verse 15
12Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The Lord seeth us not; the Lord hath forsaken the earth.
12*Then said he vnto me, Sonne of man, hast thou seene what the ancients of the house of Israel doe in the darke, euery man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth vs not, the LORD hath forsaken the earth.
- Ezekiel 9:9Rank 4 from verse 15
9Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The Lord hath forsaken the earth, and the Lord seeth not.
9†‖*Then sayd he vnto me; The iniquity of the house of Israel and Iudah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the citie full of peruersenesse: for they say; The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.
- Proverbs 6:32–35Rank 5 from verse 15
32But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
33A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
32† But who so committeth adultery with a woman, lacketh vnderstanding: hee that doeth it, destroyeth his owne soule.
33A wound and dishonour shall he get, and his reproch shall not be wiped away.
34For iealousie is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35†He will not regard any ransome; neither will hee rest content, though thou giuest many giftes.
- Psalms 94:7Rank 6 from verse 15
- 2 Samuel 11:4–13Rank 7 from verse 15
4And 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.
5And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
6¶ And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
7And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.
8And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.
9But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
10And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house?
11And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
12And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow.
13And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.
4And Dauid sent messengers, and tooke her, and shee came in vnto him, and he lay with her, ( ‖for she was *purified from her vncleannesse) and shee returned vnto her house.
5And the woman conceiued, and sent and tolde Dauid, and said, I am with childe.
6¶ And Dauid sent to Ioab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Ioab sent Uriah to Dauid.
7And when Uriah was come vnto him, Dauid demanded of him †how Ioab did, and how the people did, and how the warre prospered.
8And Dauid said to Uriah, Goe downe to thy house, and wash thy feete. And Uriah departed out of the Kings house, and there †followed him a messe of meat from the king.
9But Uriah slept at the doore of the kings house, with all the seruants of his lord, and went not downe to his house.
10And when they had tolde Dauid, saying, Uriah went not downe vnto his house, Dauid said vnto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy iourney? why then diddest thou not goe downe vnto thine house?
11And Uriah said vnto Dauid, The Arke, and Israel, and Iudah abide in tents, and my lord Ioab, and the seruants of my lord are encamped in the open fields; shall I then goe into mine house, to eate and to drinke, and to lie with my wife? As thou liuest, and as thy soule liueth, I will not doe this thing.
12And Dauid said to Uriah, Tary here to day also, and to morow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Ierusalem that day, and the morrow.
13And when Dauid had called him, hee did eate and drinke before him, and he made him drunke: and at euen hee went out to lie on his bed with the seruants of his lord, but went not downe to his house.
- 2 Samuel 12:12Rank 8 from verse 15
- Exodus 20:14Rank 9 from verse 15
- Genesis 38:14–15Rank 10 from verse 15
14And 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.
15When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.
14And shee put her widowes garments off from her, and couered her with a vaile, and wrapped her selfe, and sate in †an open place, which is by the way to Timnath: for shee sawe that Shelah was growen, and she was not giuen vnto him to wife.
15When Iudah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot: because she had couered her face.
- Job 22:13–14Rank 11 from verse 15
13And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
14Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
13And thou sayest, ‖How doth God know? can he iudge through the darke cloude?
14Thicke cloudes are a couering to him that he seeth not, and hee walketh in the circuit of heauen.
- Psalms 50:18Rank 12 from verse 15
- Psalms 73:11Rank 13 from verse 15
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Job 24:15
Sense 1: The bodily organ of sight; by extension, sight or seeing. Sense 2: Regard, judgment, disposition, or watchful attention, expressed figuratively by the eye. Sense 3: A small opening, as the eye of a needle. Sense 4: To watch or regard.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
A person who commits adultery.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Third-person singular present form of wait. Sense 1: To remain in expectation or readiness. Sense 2: To attend or serve.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
The faint light before sunrise or after sunset.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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disguiseth
Conceals or alters his face or appearance so as not to be known.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.
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15The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.
15The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and †disguiseth his face.
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16In the darke they digge through houses which they had marked for themselues in the day time: they know not the light.