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Psalms 109:9

7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.

8 Let his days be few; and let another take his office.

Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

10 Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.

11 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.

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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)

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Cross references

  • Exodus 22:24

    And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

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  • Jeremiah 18:21

    Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.

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  • Lamentations 5:3

    We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.

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