21He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
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The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. …
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; …
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 18-25)Job here, in the conclusion of his discourse, I. Gives some further instances of the wickedness of these cruel bloody men. 1. Some are pirates and robbers at sea. To this many learned interpreters apply those difficult expressions (Job 24:18), He is swift upon the waters . Privateers choose those ships that are the best sailors. In these swift ships they cruise from one channel to another, to pick…
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