Job 24:21

For he fed (on) the barren, and her that childeth not, and he did not well to the widow.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

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

In Context

20Mercy forget him; his sweetness be (for) a worm; be he not in mind, but be he all-broken as an unfruitful tree. (The womb shall forget him; let his sweetness be for a worm; let him be forgotten, and all-broken, like an unfruitful tree.)

22He drew down strong men in his strength; and when he standeth in great state / in prosperity, he shall not believe to his life. (He drew down the strong with his strength; and yet, though he standeth in great state or in prosperity, he shall not have any hope for his life.)

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Cross References

Job 22:9Thou lettest go widows void, or unhelped, (or Thou lettest widows go away void, or without help); and all-brakest the shoulders of fatherless children.

Job 29:13The blessing of a man (who was ready) to perish came (up)on me, and I comforted the heart of the widow.

Proverbs 15:25The Lord shall destroy the house of proud men; and he shall make steadfast the coasts of a widow. (The Lord shall destroy the house of the proud; but he shall make firm the property lines, or the boundary stones, of a 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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