Job 22:9
Thou hast sent widows away empty, And broken the arms of the fatherless.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
In Context
8But the man of power, his was the land, And the honorable man dwelt in it.
10Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear confoundeth thee;
Cross References
Job 24:21He oppresseth the barren, that hath not borne, And doeth not good to the widow.
Job 31:16If I have refused the poor their desire, And caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Psalms 10:15Break thou the arm of the unjust and wicked man; Seek out his wickedness, till thou canst find none!
Psalms 94:6They slay the widow, and the stranger, And murder the fatherless;
Isaiah 1:23Thy princes are faithless, companions of thieves; Every one of them loveth gifts, and seeketh rewards; They render not justice to the fatherless, And the cause of the widow cometh not 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 →