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Job 24:21

Justice

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 like a broken tree.

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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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
They prey on the barren and childless, and show no kindness to the widow.
KJV
He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
WEB
He devours the barren who don’t bear. He shows no kindness to the widow.
ASV
He devoureth the barren that beareth not, And doeth not good to the widow.
DARBY
He that despoileth the barren that beareth not, and doeth not good to the widow:
BLB
For he feeds [on] the barren woman [who] cannot give birth, and [to] the widow he does not do good.
ÅB
Slik går det med den som har plyndret den ufruktbare, som ikke fødte, og aldri har gjort godt mot enker.
OTB
Han mishandler den barnløse kvinnen,
Og gjør ikke godt for enken.
B1930
Slik går det med den som har plyndret den ufruktbare, som ikke fødte, og aldri har gjort godt mot enker.

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