Job 24:21

They prey on the barren and childless, and show no kindness to the widow.

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

20The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is like a broken tree.

22Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life.

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Cross References

Job 22:9You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.

Job 29:13The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

Proverbs 15:25The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but He protects the boundaries 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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