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


In Context

18 Light he is on the face of the waters, Vilified is their portion in the earth, He turneth not the way of vineyards.

19 Drought — also heat — consume snow-waters, Sheol those who have sinned.

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

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

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

23 He giveth to him confidence, and he is supported, And 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:21They prey on the barren and childless woman, and to the widow show no kindness.

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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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