They prey on the childless woman who is unable to conceive, and do not deal kindly with the widow.
Job 22:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You have sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. American Standard Version (1901) Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken. Common English Bible You have sent widows away empty; crushed orphans’ resources. Catholic Public Domain Version You have sent widows away empty, and you have crushed the shoulders of orphans. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou hast sent widows away empty: and the arms of the fatherless thou hast broken in pieces. |
They prey on the childless woman who is unable to conceive, and do not deal kindly with the widow.
They drive away the donkeys owned by the fatherless and take the widow’s ox as collateral.
if I ever cast my vote against a fatherless child when I saw that I had support in the city gate,
No doubt you would cast lots for a fatherless child and negotiate a price to sell your friend.
Learn to do what is good. Pursue justice. Correct the oppressor. Defend the rights of the fatherless. Plead the widow’s cause.
Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love graft and chase after bribes. They do not defend the rights of the fatherless, and the widow’s case never comes before them.
to keep the poor from getting a fair trial and to deprive the needy among my people of justice, so that widows can be their spoil and they can plunder the fatherless.
Moab’s horn is chopped off; his arm is shattered.’ This is the Lord’s declaration.
Father and mother are treated with contempt, and the resident foreigner is exploited within you. The fatherless and widow are oppressed in you.
Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Look! I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken, and will make the sword fall from his hand.
‘I will come to you in judgement, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the hired worker, the widow, and the fatherless; and against those who deny justice to the resident foreigner. They do not fear me,’ says the Lord of Armies.
“The one who denies justice to a resident foreigner, a fatherless child, or a widow is cursed.” And all the people will say, “Amen! ”