21They prey on the barren and childless woman, and to the widow show no kindness.


In Context

18 "Yet they are foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one goes to the vineyards.

19 As heat and drought snatch away the melted snow, so the grave snatches away those who have sinned.

20 The womb forgets them, the worm feasts on them; evil men are no longer remembered but are broken like a tree.

21 They prey on the barren and childless woman, and to the widow show no kindness.

22 But God drags away the mighty by his power; though they become established, they have no assurance of life.

23 He may let them rest in a feeling of security, but his eyes are on their ways.

Job 24:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:21He evil entreateth the barren that [beareth] not: and doeth not good to the widow.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:21He devours the barren who don't bear. He shows no kindness to the widow.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:21For he hath fed the barren that beareth not, and to the widow he hath done no good.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:21He devoureth the barren that beareth not, And doeth not good to the widow.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:21He that despoileth the barren that beareth not, and doeth not good to the widow:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:21He devoureth the barren that beareth not; and doeth not good to the widow.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:21He oppresseth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:21Treating evil the barren who beareth not, And to the widow he doth no good,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:21He evil entreats the barren that bears not: and does not good to the widow.