English Standard Version
Job 22:9
9You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless were crushed.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You have sent widows away empty, And the strength of the fatherless was crushed.
- New Living Translation (NLT)You must have sent widows away empty-handed and crushed the hopes of orphans.
Context of Job 22:9
7You have given no water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry. 8The man with power possessed the land, and the favored man lived in it. You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless were crushed. 10Therefore snares are all around you, and sudden terror overwhelms you, 11or darkness, so that you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.
Read all of Job 22Job 22:9 word by word
אַ֭לְמָנוֹת שִׁלַּ֣חְתָּ רֵיקָ֑ם וּזְרֹע֖וֹת יְתֹמִ֣ים יְדֻכָּֽא׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 22:9
- Job 24:3They drive away the donkey of the fatherless; they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
- Job 29:12because I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to help him.
- Job 31:16"If I have withheld anything that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
- Exodus 22:21"You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 27:19"'Cursed be anyone who perverts the justice due to the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
- Psalms 94:6They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless;
- Isaiah 1:17learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause.
- 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 22:7Father and mother are treated with contempt in you; the sojourner suffers extortion in your midst; the fatherless and the widow are wronged in you.
- Malachi 3:5"Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
- Luke 18:3And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, 'Give me justice against my adversary.'
- Psalms 10:15Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call his wickedness to account till you find none.
- Psalms 37:17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.
- Ezekiel 30:22Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong arm and the one that was broken, and I will make the sword fall from 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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