Job 22:9
Widows, thou hast sent away empty, and, the arms of the fatherless, thou dost crush.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
In Context
8A man of might, to him, pertaineth the land, and, the favorite, dwelleth therein:
10For this cause, round about thee, are snares, and a dread startleth thee suddenly;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 27:19Cursed, be he that perverteth the right of the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow. And all the people shall say—Amen.
Job 24:21He oppresseth the barren who beareth not, and, to the widow, he doeth not good;
Job 31:16If I withheld—from pleasure—the poor, or, the eyes of the widow, I dimmed;
Psalms 10:15Shatter thou the arm of the lawless one, And, as for the wrongful, wilt thou not enquire for his lawlessness—wilt thou not find [it]?
Psalms 94:6The widow and sojourner, they will slay, And, the fatherless, murder.
Isaiah 1:23Thy rulers, are unruly, and companions of thieves, Every one of the people, loveth a bribe, and runneth after rewards,—The fatherless, they do not vindicate, And, the plea of the widow, reacheth them not.
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 →