New International Version (NIV)
16In the dark, thieves break into houses,
but by day they shut themselves in;
they want nothing to do with the light.
Job 24:16
Job 24:16 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
16“In the darkness they dig into houses,
They shut themselves up by day;
They do not know the light.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
16In the dark they dig into houses,
They shut themselves up by day;
They do not know the light.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
16“In the dark they dig into [the penetrable walls of] houses;
They shut themselves up by day;
They do not know the light [of day].
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
16In the dark they dig through houses;
by day they shut themselves in,
never to experience the light.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
16In the dark, thieves break into houses.
But by day they shut themselves in.
They don’t want anything to do with the light.