- Bible
- Job
- Chapter 24
- Verse 21
He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
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Gill's Exposition
He evil entreateth the barren, that beareth not,.... Here Job returns, to give some further account of the sins of some wicked men, who prosper in this world, and go through it with impunity; and…
Barnes' Notes
He evil entreateth the barren - The woman who has no children to comfort or support her. He increases her calamity by acts of cruelty and oppression. To be without children, as is well known, was…
Job here, in the conclusion of his discourse,
I. Gives some further instances of the wickedness of these cruel bloody men. 1. Some are pirates and robbers at sea. To this many learned interpreters…
Cambridge Bible
This verse is closely connected with the last clause of the preceding.
And wickedness shall be broken like a tree
Even he that devoureth the barren that beareth not,
And doeth not good unto the…