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Psalm 109:9–10

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9May his hchildren be fatherless

and his wife a widow!

10May his children iwander about and beg,

jseeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!

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Cross references

  1. hEx. 22:24
  2. i[Gen. 4:12]; See Ps. 59:15
  3. j[Ps. 37:25]

In other versions

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Let his children be fatherless

and his wife a widow.

Let his children wander as beggars,

searching for food far from their demolished 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.