Job 24:21

They mistreat childless women and are mean to widows.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

20Even their mothers forget them, maggots feast on them, they are no longer remembered, and their wickedness becomes like a tree that is broken into pieces.

22God prolongs the life of the wicked by his power; but when they arise, they have no assurance of life.

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Cross References

Job 22:9You have sent widows away empty-handed; you have crushed the outstretched arms of orphans, begging for help.

Job 29:13Those who were about to die blessed me; I made the widow sing for joy.

Proverbs 15:25The Lord pulls down the house of the proud, but he protects the boundaries of the widow's property.

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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