Job 22:9
Widows hast thou sent empty away, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
In Context
8But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it.
10Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 27:19Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow! And all the people shall say, Amen.
Job 24:21He that despoileth the barren that beareth not, and doeth not good to the widow:
Job 31:16If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Psalms 10:15Break thou the arm of the wicked, and as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness [till] thou find none.
Psalms 94:6They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless,
Isaiah 1:23thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth presents, and hunteth after rewards; they judge not the fatherless, and the cause of the widow cometh not unto 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 →