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Psalm 109:9–10

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9May his children be fatherless

and his wife a widow.t

10May his children be wandering beggars;u

may they be drivena from their ruined homes.

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Footnotes

  1. aSeptuagint; Hebrew sought

Cross references

  1. tEx 22:24; Jer 18:21
  2. uSee Ge 4:12

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!

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.