Job 24:21

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

biblegateway Job 24:21

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

biblegateway Job 24:21

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

biblegateway Job 24:21

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

biblegateway Job 24:21

Unscrupulous, they prey on those less fortunate.

SABDAweb Job 24:21

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

bibleoremus Job 24:21

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

biblegateway Job 24:21

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

biblegateway Job 24:21

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

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.