Job 24:21

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Job 24:21

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Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

He devours the barren who don’t bear. He shows no kindness to the widow.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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Job 24

¹⁹ As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.

²⁰ The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.

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

²² Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life.

²³ He gives them a sense of security, but His eyes are on their ways.

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