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Psalm 109:9–10

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9Let his children be fatherless

and his wife a widow.ak

10Let his children wander as beggars,

searching for food farD from their demolished homes.al

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Footnotes

  1. D reads beggars, driven far

Cross references

  1. akEx 22:24
  2. alJb 30:5–8; Ps 59:15

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

May his children be fatherless

and his wife a widow!

May his children wander about and beg,

seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

May his children be fatherless

and his wife a widow.

May his children be wandering beggars;

may they be driven from their ruined homes.

NLTNew Living Translation

May his children become fatherless,

and his wife a widow.

May his children wander as beggars

and be driven from their ruined homes.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Let his children be orphans,

and his wife a widow,

and let his children wander aimlessly and beg,

and let them plead from their ruins.

KJV 1900King James Version

Let his children be fatherless,

And his wife a widow.

Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg:

Let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.