Job

Job 24:21

21They prey on the barren and childless,

and show no kindness to the widow.

Read all of Job 24

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They preyרֹעֶ֣הrō·‘ehVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7462 pasture, tend, graze
on the barrenעֲ֭קָרָה‘ă·qā·rāhAdjective - feminine singularH6135 barren
and childlessלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
and show noלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
kindnessיְיֵטִֽיב׃yə·yê·ṭîḇVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing
to the widowוְ֝אַלְמָנָ֗הwə·’al·mā·nāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH490 widow

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 29:13 · 1 Samuel 1:6–7 · Job 22:9

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.