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Job 22:9
9Widows hast thou sent empty away, 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 fainting to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. 8But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it. Widows hast thou sent empty away, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 10Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee; 11Or darkness, that thou canst not see, and floods of waters cover thee.
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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 29:12For I delivered the afflicted that cried, and the fatherless who had no helper.
- Job 31:16If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
- Exodus 22:21Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him; for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 27:19Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow! And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Psalms 94:6They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless,
- Isaiah 1:17learn to do well: seek judgment, gladden the oppressed, do justice to the fatherless, plead for the widow.
- Isaiah 10:2to turn away the poor from judgment, and to take away the right from the afflicted of my people; that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
- Ezekiel 22:7In thee have they made light of father and mother; in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger; in thee have they vexed 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 hired servant in [his] wages, the widow and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger [from his right], and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts.
- Luke 18:3and there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of mine adverse party.
- 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 one, 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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