Job 22:9
You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
In Context
8while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.
10Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 27:19‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
Job 24:21They prey on the barren and childless, and show no kindness to the widow.
Job 31:16If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
Psalms 10:15Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.
Psalms 94:6They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
Isaiah 1:23Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before 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 →