Job 24:21

He is not kind to the widow, and he has no pity for her child.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.

In Context

20The public place of his town has no more knowledge of him, and his name has gone from the memory of men: he is rooted up like a dead tree.

22But God by his power gives long life to the strong; he gets up again, though he has no hope of life.

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Cross References

Job 22:9You have sent widows away without hearing their cause, and you have taken away the support of the child who has no father.

Job 29:13The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.

Proverbs 15:25The house of the man of pride will be uprooted by the Lord, but he will make safe the heritage of the widow.

Matthew Henry on Job 24:19-25

Ultimate Ruin of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 18 He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards. 19 Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned. 20 The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree. 21 He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow. 22 He draweth also the mighty with his power: he… Read the whole commentary →

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