Job 24:21
He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
Job 24:21 in other translations
| BSB | They prey on the barren and childless, and show no kindness to the widow. |
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| WEB | He devours the barren who don’t bear. He shows no kindness to the widow. |
| ASV | He devoureth the barren that beareth not, And doeth not good to the widow. |
| YLT | Treating evil the barren who beareth not, And to the widow he doth no good, |
| DARBY | He that despoileth the barren that beareth not, and doeth not good to the widow: |
| BBE | He is not kind to the widow, and he has no pity for her child. |
| Webster | He oppresseth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow. |
What does Job 24:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 24:2-25
2-24. Instances of the wicked doing the worst deeds with seeming impunity (Job 24:2-24). Some--the wicked. landmarks--boundaries between different pastures (De 19:14; Pr 22:28).
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 24:18-25
Sometimes how gradual is the decay, how quiet the departure of a wicked person, how is he honoured, and how soon are all his cruelties and oppressions forgotten! They are taken off with other men, as the harvestman gathers the ears of corn as they come to hand. There will often appear much to resemble the wrong view of Providence Job takes in this chapter. But we are taught by the word of inspiration, that these…
Job 24:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 24:21
- Job 29:13
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
- 1 Samuel 1:6-7
And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb. And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.
- Job 22:9
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
- Job 31:16-18
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother’s womb;)
- Job 24:3
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
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Context
- Job 24:20
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.
- Job 24:21
He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
- Job 24:22
He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.
Job 24:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | A la mujer estéril que no paría, afligió; y á la viuda nunca hizo bien. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ils dépouillent la femme stérile qui n’enfante pas, et ils ne font pas de bien à la veuve. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | er, der die Unfruchtbare beraubt, die nicht gebiert, und der Witwe kein Gutes tut. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Pavit enim sterilem quæ non parit, et viduæ bene non fecit. |