job 24:16 In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.

job 24:16 "In the dark they dig into houses, They shut themselves up by day; They do not know the light.

16. dig through--Houses in the East are generally built of sun-dried mud bricks (so Mt 6:19). "Thieves break through," literally, "dig through" (Eze 12:7).
had marked--Rather, as in Job 9:7, "They shut themselves up" (in their houses); literally, "they seal up."
for themselves--for their own ends, namely, to escape detection.
know not--shun.

job 24:16 "In the dark they dig into houses, They shut themselves up by day; They do not know the light.

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