Verse 21

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

Referenced Verses

  • Job 29:13 : 13 the blessing of the dying man descended on me, and I made the widow’s heart rejoice;
  • Job 31:16-18 : 16 If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail, 17 If I ate my morsel of bread myself, and did not share any of it with orphans– 18 but from my youth I raised the orphan like a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow!
  • 1 Sam 1:6-7 : 6 Her rival used to aggravate her to the point of exasperation, just to irritate her, since the LORD had not enabled her to have children. 7 This is how it would go year after year. As often as she went up to the LORD’s house, Peninnah would offend her that way.) So she cried and refused to eat.
  • Job 22:9 : 9 you sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the orphans you crushed.
  • Job 24:3 : 3 They drive away the orphan’s donkey; they take the widow’s ox as a pledge.