Job 22:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 22:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 22:9 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 22:9 — KJV
“Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.”
— Job 22:9 (KJV)
Job 22:9 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 22:9
“Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp? steal...: Heb. hast stolen me”
Shares key themes with Job 22:9: hast, sent, away
“Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.”
Shares key themes with Job 22:9: sent, away, empty
“Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:”
Shares key themes with Job 22:9: hast, away, fatherless
“And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?”
Shares key themes with Job 22:9: hast, sent, away
“Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone?”
Shares key themes with Job 22:9: hast, sent, away
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