He devoureth the barren that beareth not; And doeth not good to the widow.
Job 22:9 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken. More versionsKing 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. |
He devoureth the barren that beareth not; And doeth not good to the widow.
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, They take the widow's ox for a pledge.
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate:
Yea, ye would cast lots upon the fatherless, And make merchandise of your friend.
Break thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: But the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
learn to do well; seek judgement, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
to turn aside the needy from judgement, and to take away the right of the poor of my people, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
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 wronged the fatherless and the widow.
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.
And I will come near to you to judgement; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers; and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
Cursed be he that wresteth the judgement of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.