JOB 24:21 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) He devours the barren woman who’s never had a child.
⇔ He doesn’t do anything good to the widow.

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Στείραν δὲ οὐκ εὖ ἐποίησε, καὶ γύναιον οὐκ ἠλέησε.
(Steiran de ouk eu epoiaʸse, kai gunaion ouk aʸleaʸse. )

BrTr For he has not treated the barren woman well, and has had no pity on a feeble woman.

ULT the one devouring the barren, who has not borne,
⇔ and he does not do good to the widow.

UST Those evil people mistreat women who do not have children to care for them.
⇔ Those evil people never help widows.

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

OEB For he did not good to the widow,
⇔ No pity he showed to her babe;

WEBBE He devours the barren who don’t bear.
⇔ He shows no kindness to the widow.

WMBB (Same as above)

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

LSV Treating evil the barren [who] does not bear,
And he does no good [to] the widow,

FBV They mistreat childless women and are mean to widows.

T4T They mistreat women who have been unable to give birth to children and women who no longer have children to take care of them,
⇔ and they never do good things for widows.

LEB • He feeds on the barren, who does not have a child, and does no good to the widow.

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

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JPS He devoureth the barren that beareth not; and doeth not good to the widow.

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

DRA For he hath fed the barren that beareth not, and to the widow he hath done no good.

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

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

RV He devoureth the barren that beareth not; and doeth not good to the widow.

Wbstr He oppresseth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.

KJB-1769 He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.

KJB-1611 He euill intreateth the barren, that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
(He evil intreateth the barren, that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.)

Bshps He hath oppressed the barren that can not beare, and vnto the wydow hath he done no good.
(He hath/has oppressed the barren that cannot beare, and unto the wydow hath/has he done no good.)

Gnva He doth euil intreat ye barren, that doeth not beare, neither doeth he good to the widowe.
(He doth euil intreat ye/you_all barren, that doeth not beare, neither doeth he good to the widowe. )

Cvdl For they manteyne the baren, & make them yt they can not beare, & vnto wyddowes they do no good.
(For they manteyne the baren, and make them it they cannot beare, and unto widows they do no good.)

Wycl For he fedde the bareyn, and hir that childith not, and he dide not wel to the widewe.
(For he fedde the bareyn, and her that childith not, and he did not well to the widewe.)

Luth Er hat beleidiget die Einsame, die nicht gebiert, und hat der Witwe kein Gutes getan
(He has beleidiget the Einsame, the not gebiert, and has the/of_the Witwe kein Goodness getan)

ClVg Pavit enim sterilem quæ non parit, et viduæ bene non fecit.[fn]
(Pavit because sterilem which not/no parit, and viduæ bene not/no fecit. )

24.21 Dulcedo illius. Quia naturæ vermium est, etc., usque ad tabes et fetor putredinis amatur. Non sit in recordatione. Deus pravorum vitam intuetur et obliviscitur, quia quod per districtionem sententiæ judicat, quantum est ad memoriam misericordiæ ignorat.

24.21 Dulcedo illius. Because naturæ vermium it_is, etc., until to tabes and fetor putredinis amatur. Non let_it_be in recordatione. God pravorum life intuetur and obliviscitur, because that through districtionem sententiæ yulet_him_say, quantum it_is to memoriam misericordiæ ignorat.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

רֹעֶ֣ה עֲ֭קָרָה

prey_on infertile

The pronoun one refers to a wicked person. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers, and it may be helpful to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “A wicked person devours the barren”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

רֹעֶ֣ה

prey_on

Job is speaking as if a wicked person would literally devour or eat up childless women and widows. He means that the wicked person would cheat and exploit them in the ways he described earlier in this speech. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the one exploiting”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

עֲ֭קָרָה לֹ֣א תֵלֵ֑ד

infertile not have_a_child

Job is using the adjective barren as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “the barren woman, who has not borne”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

עֲ֭קָרָה לֹ֣א תֵלֵ֑ד

infertile not have_a_child

It might seem that this expression contains extra information that would be unnatural to express in your language. If so, you can shorten it. Alternate translation: “the childless woman”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

עֲ֭קָרָה לֹ֣א תֵלֵ֑ד

infertile not have_a_child

Job is not referring to a specific barren woman. He means women in general who have not had children. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using a plural form. Alternate translation: “childless women”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

וְ֝⁠אַלְמָנָ֗ה לֹ֣א יְיֵטִֽיב

and,widow not do_~_good

Job is not referring to a specific widow. He means widows in general. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using a plural form. Alternate translation: “and he does not do good to widows”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

וְ֝⁠אַלְמָנָ֗ה לֹ֣א יְיֵטִֽיב

and,widow not do_~_good

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this as a positive expression. Alternate translation: “and he harms the widow” or “and he harms widows”

Parallel JOB 24:21