American Standard Version
Job 22:9
9Thou hast sent widows away empty,And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Job 22:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
- New International Version (NIV)And you sent widows away empty-handed and broke the strength of the fatherless.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless were crushed.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You have sent widows away empty, And the strength of the fatherless was crushed.
Context of Job 22:9
7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. 8But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it. Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 10Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee, 11Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.
Read all of Job 22Job 22:9 word by word
אַ֭לְמָנוֹת שִׁלַּ֣חְתָּ רֵיקָ֑ם וּזְרֹע֖וֹת יְתֹמִ֣ים יְדֻכָּֽא׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 22:9
- Job 24:3They drive away the ass of the fatherless; They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
- Job 29:12Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.
- Job 31:16If I have withheld the poor fromtheirdesire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
- Exodus 22:21And a sojourner shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him: for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 27:19Cursed be he that wresteth the justice due to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Psalms 94:6They slay the widow and the sojourner, And murder the fatherless.
- Isaiah 1:17learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
- Isaiah 10:2to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
- Ezekiel 22:7In thee have they set light by father and mother; in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the sojourner; in thee have they wronged the fatherless and the widow.
- Malachi 3:5And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the sojourner from his right, and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts.
- Luke 18:3and there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
- Psalms 10:15Break thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
- Psalms 37:17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.
- Ezekiel 30:22Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong arm, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.
Commentaries on Job 22:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The arms of the fatherless - Whatever strength or power or property they had, of that thou hast deprived them. Thou hast been hard-hearted and cruel, and hast enriched thyself with the spoils of the poor and the defenceless.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Thou hast sent widows away empty - That is, without regarding their needs, and without doing anything to mitigate their sorrows. The oppression of the widow and the fatherless is, in the Scriptures, every where regarded as a crime of special magnitude; see the notes at Isaiah 1:17. The arms of the fatherless have been broken - Thou hast taken away all that they relied on. Thou hast oppressed them and taken advantage of their weak and defenseless condition…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 Eliphaz brought heavy charges against Job, without reason for his accusations, except that Job was visited as he supposed God always visited every wicked man. He charges him with oppression, and that he did harm with his wealth and power in the time of his prosperity.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The Old Testament assigns Israel the duty of caring for widows and the fatherless (Deuteronomy 10:18; 14:29). It often condemns neglecting them as the worst evil against society (Exodus 22:22–24; Deuteronomy 27:19). Job agreed that neglecting them was wrong but claimed he was innocent (Job 24:3, 21; 29:12–13; 31:16–18, 21).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. empty--without their wants being relieved (Ge 31:42). The Mosaic law especially protected the widow and fatherless (Ex 22:22); the violation of it in their case by the great is a complaint of the prophets (Is 1:17). arms--supports, helps, on which one leans (Ho 7:15). Thou hast robbed them of their only stay. Job replies in Job 29:11-16.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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