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Job 24:21
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They prey on the childless woman who is unable to conceive,and do not deal kindly with the widow.
He devours the barren who don't bear. He shows no kindness to the widow.
He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
"They wrong the barren, childless woman, and do no good to the widow.
These evil people abuse women who cannot have children and show no kindness to widows.
He preys on the barren and childless woman, and does not treat the widow well.
"He preys on the barren (childless) woman And does no good for the widow.
"He wrongs the infertile woman, And does no good for the widow.
He devours the barren who don't bear. He shows no kindness to the widow.
He doth euil intreat ye barren, that doeth not beare, neither doeth he good to the widowe.
He feeds on the barren woman who does not give birthAnd does no good for the widow.
They prey on the barren and childless, and show no kindness to the widow.
They devour childless women and give no help to widows.
He that despoileth the barren that beareth not, and doeth not good to the widow:
These evil people hurt women who have no children to protect them, and they refuse to help widows.
An evil barren woman shall never bear; they do not good to the widow.
That happens because they mistreated widows and showed no kindness to childless women.
He feeds on the barren, who does not have a child, and does no good to the widow.
He ill treats the barren that bear not, and does no good to the widow.
For they manteyne the baren, & make them yt they can not beare, & vnto wyddowes they do no good.
He devoureth the barren that beareth not, And doeth not good to the widow.
He is not kind to the widow, and he has no pity for her child.
He devoureth the barren that beareth not; and doeth not good to the widow.
He euill intreateth the barren, that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
He hath oppressed the barren that can not beare, and vnto the wydow hath he done no good.
For he has not treated the barren woman well, and has had no pity on a feeble woman.
He devoureth the barren that beareth not; and doeth not good to the widow.
For he fedde the bareyn, and hir that childith not, and he dide not wel to the widewe.
He devours the barren that does not bear, And does not do good to the widow.
He oppresseth the barren [that] beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
For he preys on the barren who do not bear, And does no good for the widow.
They cheat the woman who has no son to help her. They refuse to help the needy widow.
He does wrong to the woman who cannot give birth. And he does no good for the woman whose husband has died.
"They harm the childless woman, and do no good to the widow.
He oppresseth the barren who beareth not, and, to the widow, he doeth not good;
For he hath fed the barren that beareth not, and to the widow he hath done no good.
"They feed on the barren childless woman, and do no good to the widow.
Treating evil the barren [who] beareth not, And [to] the widow he doth no good,
"He wrongs the barren woman And does no good for the widow.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
evil: 1 Samuel 1:6, 1 Samuel 1:7
doeth not: Job 24:3, Job 29:13, Job 31:16-18
Reciprocal: Job 22:9 - widows Ecclesiastes 8:14 - there be just
Cross-References
Abraham was now a very old man. The Lord had made him rich, and he was successful in everything he did.
"No!" Abraham answered. "Don't ever do that, no matter what.
The Lord who rules heaven brought me here from the land where I was born and promised that he would give this land to my descendants forever. When you go back there, the Lord will send his angel ahead of you to help you find a wife for my son.
The servant prayed: You, Lord , are the God my master Abraham worships. Please keep your promise to him and let me find a wife for Isaac today.
"I'll be glad to," she answered. Then she quickly took the jar from her shoulder and held it while he drank.
But he said, "Don't make me stay any longer. The Lord has already helped me find a wife for my master's son. Now let us return."
Shout praises to the Lord ! He is good to us, and his love never fails.
You should praise the Lord for his love and for the wonderful things he does for all of us.
You should praise the Lord for his love and for the wonderful things he does for all of us.
Be wise! Remember this and think about the kindness of the Lord .
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He evil entreateth the barren, [that] beareth not,.... Here Job returns, to give some further account of the sins of some wicked men, who prosper in this world, and go through it with impunity; and speaks of such that use their wives ill because they are barren, upbraid them with it, and are churlish to them on account of it; or use them ill that they may be barren, and bear no children, having no pleasure in them, as not in vineyards, before, Job 24:18; and some interpret this of deflowering virgins, who never bore children, and of using methods to make them abortive, when with child; the word we translate "evil entreateth" sometimes signifies joining to, or being a companion of others, as in Proverbs 13:20; hence various senses are given; some, he joins himself to a barren woman, that he may have no children, being not desirous of any; others, he, joins himself to, and is a companion of harlots, who are commonly barren: and like the prodigal, spends his substance among them. Some interpreters take this verse and
Job 24:22; as expressive of the punishment of wicked men: so Mr. Broughton renders the words, "he adjoineth the barren" d, and gives the sense of them thus; God sends after him a barren wife, that he shall have no help by children; but, though a numerous offspring has been reckoned an outward happiness, and not to have any an infelicity, yet it has been the case of many good men and women to be childless; wherefore love and hatred are not known hereby: besides, such a sense is contrary to the scope and design of Job, which is to prove that wicked men often go unpunished in this life; wherefore, rather the meaning is, that a wicked man uses ill such, who having not only lost their husbands, but having been barren, and so childless, have none to take their part, and to protect and defend them from the abuses of such men; the Targum renders the word, "he breaketh", and so some understand it e; he breaketh the barren, tears them to pieces, ruins and destroys them, as to their outward substance, because they have no children to help them; with which agrees what follows,
and doth not good to the widow; does not make her glad and cheerful, as Job did, who made the widow's heart to sing for joy, Job 29:13; does not relieve and assist her when in distress, either by counsel and advice, or by administering to her necessities; but, on the contrary, afflicts and oppresses her; takes her ox, or her raiment, for a pledge, and plunders her house, and devours the substance of it; for more is intended than is expressed.
d רעה עקרה "consociat ei sterilem", Junius & Tremellius. e Pagninus, Montanus, Bolducius, Piscator, Mercerus, Drusius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He evil entreateth the barren - The woman who has no children to comfort or support her. He increases her calamity by acts of cruelty and oppression. To be without children, as is well known, was regarded, in the patriarchal ages, as a great calamity.
And doeth not good to the widow - See the notes at Job 24:3. Notwithstanding all this, he is permitted to live in prosperity, and to die without any visible tokens of the divine displeasure.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 24:21. He evil entreateth the barren — I believe the original word ולה should be translated he feedeth, and so the Vulgate understood the word: Pavit enim sterilem. He has been kind to the barren woman; but he has done no good to the widow. He has shown no mercy to large families; he has been an enemy to the procreation of children. Though he may, for particular reasons, have provided for a barren woman; yet the widow he has not comforted, she being old or infirm, or such as might not suit his purpose.
