Job 24:21

NETBible

He preys on 1  the barren and childless woman, 2  and does not treat the widow well.

NIV ©

They prey on the barren and childless woman, and to the widow show no kindness.

NASB ©

"He wrongs the barren woman And does no good for the widow.

NLT ©

For they have taken advantage of the childless who have no protecting sons. They refuse to help the needy widows.

MSG ©

Unscrupulous, they prey on those less fortunate.

BBE ©

He is not kind to the widow, and he has no pity for her child.

NRSV ©

"They harm the childless woman, and do no good to the widow.

NKJV ©

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

KJV
He evil entreateth
<07462> (8802)
the barren
<06135>
[that] beareth
<03205> (8799)
not: and doeth not good
<03190> (8686)
to the widow
<0490>_.
NASB ©
"He wrongs
<7462>
the barren
<6135>
woman
<6135>
And does
<3190>
no
<3808>
good
<3190>
for the widow
<490>
.
LXXM
steiran {N-ASF} gar
<1063> 
PRT
ouk
<3364> 
ADV
eu
<2095> 
ADV
epoihsen
<4160> 
V-AAI-3S
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
gunaion {N-ASN} ouk
<3364> 
ADV
hlehsen
<1653> 
V-AAI-3S
NET [draft] ITL
He preys
<07462>
on the barren
<06135>
and childless
<03205>

<03808>
woman, and does not
<03808>
treat
<03190>
the widow
<0490>
well
<03190>
.
HEBREW
byjyy
<03190>
al
<03808>
hnmlaw
<0490>
dlt
<03205>
al
<03808>
hrqe
<06135>
her (24:21)
<07462>
NETBible

He preys on 1  the barren and childless woman, 2  and does not treat the widow well.

NET Notes

1 tc The form in the text is the active participle, “feed; graze; shepherd.” The idea of “prey” is not natural to it. R. Gordis (Job, 270) argues that third he (ה) verbs are often by-forms of geminate verbs, and so the meaning here is more akin to רָעַע (ra’a’, “to crush”). The LXX seems to have read something like הֵרַע (hera’, “oppressed”).

2 tn Heb “the childless [woman], she does not give birth.” The verbal clause is intended to serve as a modifier here for the woman. See on subordinate verbal clauses GKC 490 §156.d, f.