Job 24:21

Job 24:21

19 As drought and heat¹ consume the snow waters,
So¹ the grave consumes those who have sinned.

20 The womb should forget him,
The worm should feed sweetly on him;
^aHe should be remembered no more,
And wickedness should be broken like a tree.

21 For he¹ preys on the barren who do not bear,
And does no good for the widow.

22 “But God draws the mighty away with His power;
He rises up, but no man is sure of life.

23 He gives them security, and they rely on it;
Yet ^aHis eyes are on their ways.

24 They are¹ exalted for a little while,
Then they are gone.
They are brought low;
They are taken out of the way like all others;
They dry out like the heads of grain.

25 “Now if it is not so, who will prove me a liar,
And make my speech worth nothing?”

Commentaries:

Barnes' Notes

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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 regarded, in the patriarchal ages, as a great calamity.

And doeth not good to the widow - See the notes at Job 24:3. Notwithstanding all this, he is permitted to live in prosperity, and to die without any visible tokens of the divine displeasure.

**Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Job 24:21:**

Psalms 68:5
Isaiah 1:17

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