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Job 24:21

Justice

19 Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.

20 The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.

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

22 He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.

23 Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon 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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