Job 22:9

But thou hast sent widows away empty, 1 And hast afflicted orphans. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

In Context

8And thou hast accepted the persons of some; 1 And thou hast established those that were already settled on the earth. 1

10Therefore snares have compassed thee, 1 And disastrous war has troubled thee. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 27:19Cursed is everyone that shall pervert the judgment of the stranger, and orphan, and widow: and all the people shall say, So be it.

Job 24:21For he has not treated the barren woman well, 1 And has had no pity on a feeble woman. 1

Job 31:16But the helpless missed not whatever need they had, 1 And I did not cause the eye of the widow to fail. 1

Psalms 94:6Come, let us worship and fall down before him; 1 And weep before the Lord that made us. 1

Isaiah 1:23Thy princes are rebellious, companions of thieves, loving bribes, seeking after rewards; not pleading for orphans, and not heeding the cause of widows.

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 →

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