Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
He devoureth the barren that beareth not, And doeth not good to 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.
Amplified
“He preys on the barren (childless) woman
And does no good for 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 The womb shall forget him; The worm shall feed sweetly on him; He shall be no more remembered; And unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree. 21 He devoureth the barren that beareth not, And doeth not good to the widow. 22 Yet God preserveth the mighty by his power: He riseth up that hath no assurance of life.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:6-7
And her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb.
Job 22:9
Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Job 24:3
They drive away the ass of the fatherless; They take the widow's ox for a pledge.
Job 29:13
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Job 31:16-18
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,