Psalms 109:9
What does Psalms 109:9 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 109:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Let his children have no father, and his wife be made a widow.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862His sons are fatherless, and his wife a widow.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Not available in this translation
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Let his sons be fatherless, and his wife a widow;
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Lamentations 5:3
We are orphans and fatherless; Our mothers are as widows.
- Exodus 22:24
and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
- Jeremiah 18:21
Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives become childless, and widows; and let their men be slain of death, and their young men smitten of the sword in battle.
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