Job 24:21
רֹעֶה עֲקָרָה לֹא תֵלֵד וְאַלְמָנָה לֹא יְיֵטִֽיב ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
In Context
20יִשְׁכָּחֵהוּ רֶחֶם ׀ מְתָקוֹ רִמָּה עוֹד לֹֽא ־ יִזָּכֵר וַתִּשָּׁבֵר כָּעֵץ עַוְלָֽה ׃
22וּמָשַׁךְ אַבִּירִים בְּכֹחוֹ יָקוּם וְֽלֹא ־ יַאֲמִין בַּֽחַיִּֽין ׃
Cross References
Job 22:9אַלְמָנוֹת שִׁלַּחְתָּ רֵיקָם וּזְרֹעוֹת יְתֹמִים יְדֻכָּֽא ׃
Job 29:13בִּרְכַּת אֹבֵד עָלַי תָּבֹא וְלֵב אַלְמָנָה אַרְנִֽן ׃
Proverbs 15:25בֵּית גֵּאִים יִסַּח ׀ יְהוָה וְיַצֵּב גְּבוּל אַלְמָנָֽה ׃
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 →