Job 22:9
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Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless thou hast broken in pieces.

widows

Job 24:3,21 They have driven away the ass of the fatherless, and have taken away the widow's ox for a pledge. . . .

Job 29:12,13 Because I had delivered the poor man that cried out; and the fatherless, that had no helper. . . .

Job 31:16-18,21 If I have denied to the poor what they desired, and have made the eyes of the widow wait: . . .

Exodus 22:21-24 Thou shalt not molest a stranger, nor afflict him: for yourselves also were strangers in the land of Egypt. . . .

Deuteronomy 27:19 Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, of the fatherless and the widow: and all the people shall say: Amen.

Psalm 94:6 They have slain the widow and the stranger: and they have murdered the fatherless.

Isaiah 1:17,23 Learn to do well: seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge for the fatherless, defend the widow. . . .

Isaiah 10:2 To oppress the poor in judgment, and do violence to the cause of the humble of my people: that widows might be their prey, and that they might rob the fatherless.

Ezekiel 22:7 They have abused father and mother in thee, they have oppressed the stranger in the midst of thee, they have grieved the fatherless and widow in thee.

Malachi 3:5 And I will come to you in judgment, and will be a speedy witness against sorcerers, and adulterers, and false swearers, and them that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widows, and the fatherless: and oppress the stranger, and have not feared me, saith the Lord of hosts.

Luke 18:3-5 And there was a certain widow in that city; and she came to him, saying: Avenge me of my adversary. . . .

arms

Psalm 10:15 Break thou the arm of the sinner and of the malignant: his sin shall be sought, and shall not be found.

Psalm 37:17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken in pieces; but the Lord strengtheneth the just.

Ezekiel 30:22 Therefore, thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I come against Pharao king of Egypt, and I will break into pieces his strong arm, which is already broken: and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand:

Context
Eliphaz Exhorts Job
8In the strength of thy arm thou didst possess the land, and being the most mighty thou holdest it. 9Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless thou hast broken in pieces.10Therefore art thou surrounded with snares, and sudden fear troubleth thee.…
Cross References
Job 6:27
You rush in upon the fatherless, and you endeavour to overthrow your friend.

Job 24:3
They have driven away the ass of the fatherless, and have taken away the widow's ox for a pledge.

Job 24:21
For he hath fed the barren that beareth not, and to the widow he hath done no good.

Job 29:13
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me, and I comforted the heart of the widow.

Job 31:16
If I have denied to the poor what they desired, and have made the eyes of the widow wait:

Job 31:18
(For from my infancy mercy grew up with me: and it came out with me from my mother's womb:)

Jeremiah 48:25
The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the Lord.

Lexicon
You sent widows
אַ֭לְמָנוֹת (’al·mā·nō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 490: A widow, a desolate place

away
שִׁלַּ֣חְתָּ (šil·laḥ·tā)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out

empty-handed,
רֵיקָ֑ם (rê·qām)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 7387: Emptily, ineffectually, undeservedly

and the strength
וּזְרֹע֖וֹת (ū·zə·rō·‘ō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 2220: The arm, the foreleg, force

of the fatherless
יְתֹמִ֣ים (yə·ṯō·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3490: A bereaved person

was crushed.
יְדֻכָּֽא׃ (yə·ḏuk·kā)
Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1792: To crumble, to bruise


Additional Translations
You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

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

But thou hast sent widows away empty, and has afflicted orphans.

Widows hast thou sent empty away, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

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

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

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

Widows thou hast sent away empty, And the arms of the fatherless are bruised.
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