Job 22:9

You have sent widows away empty, and you have crushed the shoulders of orphans.

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In The King James Version

Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

In Context

8By the strength of your arm, you took possession of the land, and you retain it by being the strongest.

10Because of this, you are surrounded by traps, and unexpected fears will disturb you.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 27:19Cursed be he who subverts the judgment of the new arrival, the orphan, or the widow. And all the people shall say: Amen.

Job 24:21For he has fed on the barren, who does not bear fruit, and he has not done good to the widow.

Job 31:16If I have denied the poor what they wanted and have made the eyes of the widow wait;

Psalms 94:6Come, let us adore and fall prostrate, and let us weep before the Lord who made us.

Isaiah 1:23Your leaders are unfaithful, the associates of thieves. They all love gifts; they pursue rewards. They do not judge for orphans, and the widow’s case is not brought before them.

Matthew Henry on Job 22:6-15

Job Accused of Various Crimes. ( b. c. 1520.) 5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? 6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. 8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 10 Therefore snares are round about thee,… Read the whole commentary →

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