Key Verse Spotlight
Job 24:21 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“He evil entreateth the barren {that} beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.”
Job 24:21
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Drought and heat consume the snow waters: {so doth} the grave {those which} have sinned. {consume: Heb. violently take}
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.
He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no {man} is sure of life. {no...: or, he trusteth not his own life}
{Though} it be given him {to be} in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes {are} upon their ways.
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