Job 24:21

Treating evil the barren [who] beareth not, And [to] the widow he doth no good,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

20Forget him doth the womb, Sweeten [on] him doth the worm, No more is he remembered, And broken as a tree is wickedness.

22And hath drawn the mighty by his power, He riseth, and none believeth in life.

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Cross References

Job 22:9Widows thou hast sent away empty, And the arms of the fatherless are bruised.

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

Proverbs 15:25The house of the proud Jehovah pulleth down, And He setteth 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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