Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

You have sent widows away empty-handed, and [the] arms of orphans were crushed.

New American Standard Bible

“You have sent widows away empty,
And the strength of the orphans has been crushed.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

You sent widows away empty-handed,
and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.

International Standard Version

You sent away widows empty-handed, and broke the outstretched arms of orphans.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


“You have sent widows away empty-handed,
And the arms (strength) of the fatherless have been broken.

Bible in Basic English

You have sent widows away without hearing their cause, and you have taken away the support of the child who has no father.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Thou didst send away widows empty, and the arms of the orphans will be broken.

King James 2000

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

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thou hast sent widows away empty and oppressed the poor fatherless.

NET Bible

you sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the orphans you crushed.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Widows, thou hast sent away empty, and, the arms of the fatherless, thou dost crush.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

אלמנה 
'almanah 
Usage: 54

ריקם 
Reyqam 
Usage: 16

and the arms
זרעה זרועה זרע זרוע 
Z@rowa` 
Usage: 91

of the fatherless
יתום 
Yathowm 
Usage: 42

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Eliphaz's Third Speech

8 And the land {belongs to the man of power}, and {the favored} lives in it. 9 You have sent widows away empty-handed, and [the] arms of orphans were crushed. 10 Therefore trapping nets [are] all around you, and panic suddenly terrifies you,

Cross References

Job 24:3

They drive away [the] donkey of orphans; they take [the] widow's ox as a pledge.

Job 24:21

[He] feeds on [the] barren, [who] does not have a child, and does no good to [the] widow.

Job 31:21

if I have raised my hand against an orphan because I saw my supporters at the gate,

Isaiah 10:2

to guide [the] needy away from legal claims, and to rob the justice from the poor of my people, to make widows their spoil; and they plunder orphans.

Ezekiel 22:7

They have treated father and mother with contempt in you; {they violated} the alien with extortion; in the midst of you they mistreated [the] orphan and widow.

Exodus 22:21-24

" 'You will not mistreat an alien, and you will not oppress him, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 27:19

'Cursed be the one who deprives [the] alien, [the] orphan, and [the] widow of justice.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

Job 29:12-13

because I saved [the] needy who cried for help, and [I saved] [the] orphan for whom [there was] no helper.

Job 31:16-18

"If I have withheld [the] desire of [the] poor from [them], or I have caused [the] widow's eyes to fail,

Psalm 10:15

Break [the] arm of [the] wicked, and [as for the] evil [man]-- seek out his wickedness [until] you find none.

Psalm 37:17

For [the] arms of [the] wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh supports [the] righteous.

Psalm 94:6

They kill widow and stranger, and they murder orphans,

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do good! Seek justice! Rescue [the] oppressed! Defend [the] orphan! Plead for [the] widow!

Isaiah 1:23

Your princes [are] rebels and companions of thieves. Every one loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not defend [the] orphan and [the] legal dispute of [the] widow does not come before them.

Ezekiel 30:22

Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Look! I [am] against Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and I will break his strong arm and the broken [arm], and I will let the sword fall from his hand.

Malachi 3:5

"Then I will approach you for judgment, and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers, and against those who swear {falsely}, and against the oppressors of [the] hired worker [with his] wages, [the] widow and [the] orphan, and {the abusers of} [the] alien, and [yet] do not fear me," says Yahweh of hosts.

Luke 18:3-5

And there was a widow in that town, and she kept coming to him, saying, 'Grant me justice against my adversary!'

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain