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Job 24:21
He oppresseth the barren [that] beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
Job 24:21 · Webster Bible
Job 24:21 in other translations
He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
They prey on the barren and childless, and show no kindness to the widow.
He devours the barren who don’t bear. He shows no kindness to the widow.
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In context
18 He [is] swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
19 Drouth and heat consume the snow-waters: [so doth] the grave [those who] 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 oppresseth the barren [that] beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
22 He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no [man] is sure of life.
23 [Though] it is given him [to be] in safety, on which he resteth; yet his eyes [are] upon their ways.
24 They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all [others], and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
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