Job 24:21

He devours the barren who don’t bear. He shows no kindness to the widow.

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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

20The womb will forget him. The worm will feed sweetly on him. He will be no more remembered. Unrighteousness will be broken as a tree.

22Yet God preserves the mighty by his power. He rises up who has no assurance of life.

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Cross References

Job 22:9You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

Job 29:13the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

Proverbs 15:25The LORD will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.

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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