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Job 22:9 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

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

Job 22:9

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7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

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

10 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.

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From This Chapter

Job 22:1

"Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,"

Job 22:2

"Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?"

Job 22:3

"Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?"

Job 22:4

"Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?"

Job 22:5

"Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?"

Job 22:6

"For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing."

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