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Job 24:21

He oppresseth the barren who beareth not, and, to the widow, he doeth not good;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

20Maternal love shall forget him, the worm shall find him sweet, No more shall he be remembered, but perversity shall be shivered like a tree.

22Yea he draggeth along the mighty by his strength, He riseth up, and none hath assurance of life;

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Cross References

Job 22:9Widows, thou hast sent away empty, and, the arms of the fatherless, thou dost crush.

Job 29:13The blessing of him that was ready to perish, upon me was wont to descend, and, the heart of the widow, caused I to sing for joy;

Proverbs 15:25The house of proud men, will Yahweh tear down, but he will maintain the boundary 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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