Job 22:9
You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
In Context
8But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
10Therefore snares are round about you, and sudden fear troubles you;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 27:19Cursed be he that perverts the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Job 24:21He evil entreats the barren that bears not: and does not good to the widow.
Job 31:16If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Psalms 10:15Break you the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till you find none.
Psalms 94:6They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
Isaiah 1:23Your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loves gifts, and follows after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come unto 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 →