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Psalms 109:9

7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin.

8 May his days be few; may another take his position.

May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.

10 May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.

11 May the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.
KJV
Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
WEB
Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
ASV
Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow.
DARBY
Let his sons be fatherless, and his wife a widow;
BLB
May his sons be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
ÅB
La hans barn bli farløse og hans hustru enke,
OTB
Måtte hans barn bli farløse,
Og hans kone uten mann.
B1930
La hans barn bli farløse og hans hustru enke,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 22:24

    My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless.

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  • Jeremiah 18:21

    Therefore, hand their children over to famine; pour out the power of the sword upon them. Let their wives become childless and widowed; let their husbands be slain by disease, their young men struck down by the sword in battle.

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  • Lamentations 5:3

    We have become fatherless orphans; our mothers are widows.

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