Job 22:9
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
In Context
8And as a mighty man, who hath the earth, and as a man of rank, who dwelleth in it,
10Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden dread affrighted thee,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 27:19Cursed be he that perverteth the justice due to the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say: Amen.
Job 24:21He devoureth the barren that beareth not; and doeth not good to the widow.
Job 31:16If I have withheld aught that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Psalms 10:15Break Thou the arm of the wicked; and as for the evil man, search out his wickedness, till none be found.
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 bribes, and followeth after rewards; they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come 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 →