Job 24:21

Treating evil the barren [who] does not bear, || And he does no good [to] the widow,

Literal Standard Version

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 him, || The worm sweetens [on] him, || He is remembered no more, || And wickedness is broken as a tree.

22And [God] has drawn the mighty by His power, || He rises, and none believes in life.

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Cross References

Job 22:9You have sent widows away empty, || And the arms of the fatherless are bruised.

Job 29:13The blessing of the perishing comes on me, || And I cause the heart of the widow to sing.

Proverbs 15:25YHWH pulls down the house of the proud, || And He sets up the border 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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