You sent widows away empty-handed,
and the strength of the fatherless(A) was[a] crushed.

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Footnotes

  1. 22:9 LXX, Syr, Vg, Tg read you have

And you sent widows(A) away empty-handed(B)
    and broke the strength of the fatherless.(C)

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

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They drive away the donkeys owned by the fatherless(A)
and take the widow’s ox as collateral.

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They drive away the orphan’s donkey
    and take the widow’s ox in pledge.(A)

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They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.

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21 They prey on[a] the childless woman who is unable to conceive,
and do not deal kindly with the widow.

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  1. 24:21 LXX, Tg read They harm

21 They prey on the barren and childless woman,
    and to the widow they show no kindness.(A)

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21 He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.

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13 The dying blessed me,
and I made the widow’s heart rejoice.

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13 The one who was dying blessed me;(A)
    I made the widow’s(B) heart sing.

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13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

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