Job 22:9 · KJV
“Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.”
— Job 22:9
But {as for} the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. {mighty...: Heb. man of arm} {honourable...: Heb. eminent, or, accepted for countenance}
Therefore snares {are} round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
Job 22 — Context
Thou 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 honourable man dwelt in it. {mighty...: Heb. man of arm} {honourable...: Heb. eminent, or, accepted for countenance}
9Thou 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, {that} thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
Cross References
Ezekiel 22:7
In thee have they set light by 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. {oppression: or, deceit}
Job 24:21
He evil entreateth the barren {that} beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
Job 24:3
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
Isaiah 10:2
To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and {that} they may rob the fatherless!
Job 31:21
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
Psalms 37:17
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
Deuteronomy 27:19
Cursed {be} he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Job 31:16-18
If I have withheld the poor from {their} desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;