Psalms 109:9

יִֽהְיוּ ־ בָנָיו יְתוֹמִים וְאִשְׁתּוֹ אַלְמָנָֽה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8יִֽהְיֽוּ ־ יָמָיו מְעַטִּים פְּקֻדָּתוֹ יִקַּח אַחֵֽר ׃

10וְנוֹעַ יָנוּעוּ בָנָיו וְשִׁאֵלוּ וְדָרְשׁוּ מֵחָרְבוֹתֵיהֶֽם ׃

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Cross References

Exodus 22:24אִם ־ כֶּסֶף ׀ תַּלְוֶה אֶת ־ עַמִּי אֶת ־ הֶֽעָנִי עִמָּךְ לֹא ־ תִהְיֶה לוֹ כְּנֹשֶׁה לֹֽא ־ תְשִׂימוּן עָלָיו נֶֽשֶׁךְ ׃

Lamentations 5:3יְתוֹמִים הָיִינוּ אין אָב אִמֹּתֵינוּ כְּאַלְמָנֽוֹת ׃

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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