Job 31:21
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
Context
This verse from Job Chapter 31 connects to 10 cross-references. Job's oath of clearance catalogs the sins he has not committed: lust, falsehood, denial of justice to servants, indifference to the poor, trust in wealth, idolatry, vengeance, and inhospitality. This comprehensive self-examination and solemn oath constitutes his final challenge to …
Andere Übersetzungen
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate:
If I have waved at the fatherless my hand, When I see in <FI>him<Fi> the gate of my court,
If my hand had been lifted up against him who had done no wrong, when I saw that I was supported by the judges;
Querverweise
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
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In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression …
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and …
And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man …