Job 22:9
Widows hast thou sent away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
In Context
10Therefore are snares round about thee, and sudden dread terrifieth thee.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 27:19Cursed be he that perverteth the cause of the stranger, of the fatherless, and of the widow; and all the people shall say, Amen.
Job 24:21He ill-treateth the barren that heareth not; and to the widow he acteth not well.
Job 31:16If ever I denied the wish of the indigent, or ever allowed the eyes of the widow to fall [in vain hopes];
Psalms 10:15Break thou the arm of the wicked; and of the bad man—thou wilt inquire for his wickedness [till] thou find none.
Psalms 94:6The widow and the stranger they slay, and the fatherless they murder.
Isaiah 1:23Thy princes are rebels, and companions of thieves; every one loveth brides, and runneth after rewards; to the fatherless they will not do justice, and the cause of the widow doth not 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 →