Psalms 109:9

Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

In Context

8Let his days be few, and let another take his office.

10Let his children be continually moving about, and beg, and let them seek [their bread] out of their ruined places.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:24(22:23) My wrath shall wax hot, and I will slay you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

Lamentations 5:3Orphans are we become, and [we are] without a father, our mothers are like widows.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 109:7-21

Prophetic Imprecations. 6 Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand. 7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. 8 Let his days be few; and let another take his office. 9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. 10 Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places. 11 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour. 12 Let there be none to… Read the whole commentary →

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