Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Or have eaten my morsel alone,
And the orphan has not shared it

King James Version

Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

Holman Bible

if I have eaten my few crumbs alone
without letting the fatherless eat any of it—

International Standard Version

if I ate my meals by myself without feeding orphans,

A Conservative Version

or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it

American Standard Version

Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

Amplified


Or have eaten my morsel [of food] alone,
And did not share it with the orphan

Bible in Basic English

If I kept my food for myself, and did not give some of it to the child with no father;

Darby Translation

Or have eaten my morsel alone, so that the fatherless ate not thereof,

Julia Smith Translation

And eating my morsel alone, and the orphan ate not from it;

King James 2000

Or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it;

Lexham Expanded Bible

or I have eaten my morsel {alone}, and [the] orphan has not eaten from it

Modern King James verseion

or have eaten my bit alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Have I eaten my portion alone, that the fatherless hath had no part with me?

NET Bible

If I ate my morsel of bread myself, and did not share any of it with orphans --

New Heart English Bible

or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it

The Emphasized Bible

Or, used to eat my morsel alone, so that the fatherless did not eat thereof;

Webster

Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten of it;

World English Bible

or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it

Youngs Literal Translation

And I do eat my morsel by myself, And the orphan hath not eat of it,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Or have eaten
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

my morsel
פּת 
Path 
Usage: 15

יתום 
Yathowm 
Usage: 42

hath not eaten
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

References

American

Fausets

Smith

Context Readings

Job's Final Defense Continued

16 "If I have withheld anything that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail, 17 Or have eaten my morsel alone,
And the orphan has not shared it
18 (for from my youth the fatherless grew up with me as with a father, and from my mother's womb I guided the widow),

Cross References

Deuteronomy 15:11

For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, 'You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.'

Deuteronomy 15:14

You shall furnish him liberally out of your flock, out of your threshing floor, and out of your winepress. As the LORD your God has blessed you, you shall give to him.

Nehemiah 8:10

Then he said to them, "Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."

Job 22:7

You have given no water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

Job 29:12-16

because I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to help him.

Ezekiel 18:7

does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, commits no robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment,

Ezekiel 18:16

does not oppress anyone, exacts no pledge, commits no robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment,

Luke 11:41

But give as alms those things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you.

John 13:29

Some thought that, because Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him, "Buy what we need for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor.

Acts 4:32

Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common.

Romans 12:13

Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.

James 1:27

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

1 John 3:17

But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?

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