Job 24:21 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Treating evil the barren [who] beareth not, And [to] the widow he doth no good,

English ASV

He devoureth the barren that beareth not, And doeth not good to the widow.

English Amplified

[The evil man] preys upon the barren, childless woman and does no good to the widow.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

[The evil man] preys upon the barren, childless woman and does no good to the widow.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

They prey on the childless woman who is unable to conceive, and do not deal kindly with the widow.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

He that despoileth the barren that beareth not, and doeth not good to the widow:

English EASY 2024

Those wicked people are cruel to women who have no children. They are not kind to widows.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

These evil people hurt women who have no children to protect them, and they refuse to help widows.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

That happens because they mistreated widows and showed no kindness to childless women.

English God's Word - GW 1995

These men take advantage of childless women. These men show no kindness to widows.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

They prey on the barren, childless woman and do not deal kindly with the widow.

English KJV 1611

He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.

English LSB

He feeds on the barren woman who does not give birth And does no good for the widow.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He preys on the barren who do not bear, and does no good for the widow.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

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English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

They mistreat women who aren't able to have children. They aren't kind to widows.

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

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

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

“They feed on the barren childless woman, and do no good to the widow.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

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

English Tyndale 1537

For they maintain the barren, and make them that they can not bear, and unto widows they do no good.

Job 24:21 — Compare Translations