Job 22:9

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.

Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

10 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.
KJV
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
WEB
You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
ASV
Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
DARBY
Widows hast thou sent empty away, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
BLB
You have sent away widows in emptiness, and the arms of the fatherless are crushed.
ÅB
Enker har du latt fare tomhendt, og farløses armer ble knust.
OTB
Du har sendt enker bort tomhendte,
og styrken til de farløse er blitt knust.
B1930
Enker har du latt fare tomhendt, og farløses armer blev knust.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Job 24:21

    He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.

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  • 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.

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  • Job 24:3

    They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

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  • 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!

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  • Job 31:21

    If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:

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  • Deuteronomy 27:19

    Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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  • Job 29:12–13

    Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

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  • Ezekiel 30:22

    Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.

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