Parallel Verses
Amplified
“He preys on the barren (childless) woman
And does no good for the widow.
New American Standard Bible
And does no good for
King James Version
He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
Holman Bible
and do not deal kindly with the widow.
International Standard Version
"They prey on the barren woman, and do no favors for widows.
A Conservative Version
He devours the barren who do not bear, and does no good to the widow.
American Standard Version
He devoureth the barren that beareth not, And doeth not good to the widow.
Bible in Basic English
He is not kind to the widow, and he has no pity for her child.
Darby Translation
He that despoileth the barren that beareth not, and doeth not good to the widow:
Julia Smith Translation
He did evil to the barren; she will not bear: andhewill not do good to the widow.
King James 2000
He evil treats the barren that bears not: and does not good to the widow.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[He] feeds on [the] barren, [who] does not have a child, and does no good to [the] widow.
Modern King James verseion
He ill-treats the women who bear no children; and does no good to the widow.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For they maintain the barren, and make them that they cannot bear, and unto widows they do no good.
NET Bible
He preys on the barren and childless woman, and does not treat the widow well.
New Heart English Bible
He devours the barren who do not bear. He shows no kindness to the widow.
The Emphasized Bible
He oppresseth the barren who beareth not, and, to the widow, he doeth not good;
Webster
He oppresseth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
World English Bible
He devours the barren who don't bear. He shows no kindness to the widow.
Youngs Literal Translation
Treating evil the barren who beareth not, And to the widow he doth no good,
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 24:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Eighth Speech, Continued
20
“A mother will forget him;
The worm feeds on him until he is no longer remembered.
And wickedness will be broken like a tree [which cannot be restored].
“He preys on the barren (childless) woman
And does no good for the widow.
“Yet God draws away the mighty by His power;
He rises, but no one has assurance of life.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:6-7
Hannah’s rival provoked her bitterly, to irritate and embarrass her, because the Lord had
Job 22:9
“You have sent widows away empty-handed,
And the arms (strength) of the fatherless have been broken.
Job 24:3
“They drive away the donkeys of the orphans;
They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
Job 29:13
“The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me,
And I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
Job 31:16-18
“If I have withheld from the poor what they desired,
Or have caused the eyes of the widow to look in vain [for relief],