Job 22:9
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless thou hast broken in pieces.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
In Context
8In the strength of thy arm thou didst possess the land, and being the most mighty thou holdest it.
10Therefore art thou surrounded with snares, and sudden fear troubleth thee.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 27:19Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, of the fatherless and the widow: and all the people shall say: Amen.
Job 24:21For he hath fed the barren that beareth not, and to the widow he hath done no good.
Job 31:16If I have denied to the poor what they desired, and have made the eyes of the widow wait:
Psalms 94:6They have slain the widow and the stranger: and they have murdered the fatherless.
Isaiah 1:23Thy princes are faithless, companions of thieves: they all love bribes, the run after rewards. They judge not for the fatherless: and the widow's cometh not in to 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 →