Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

if I have eaten my few crumbs alone
without letting the fatherless eat any of it—

New American Standard Bible

Or have eaten my morsel alone,
And the orphan has not shared it

King James Version

Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

International Standard Version

if I ate my meals by myself without feeding orphans,

A Conservative Version

or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it

American Standard Version

Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

Amplified


Or have eaten my morsel [of food] alone,
And did not share it with the orphan

Bible in Basic English

If I kept my food for myself, and did not give some of it to the child with no father;

Darby Translation

Or have eaten my morsel alone, so that the fatherless ate not thereof,

Julia Smith Translation

And eating my morsel alone, and the orphan ate not from it;

King James 2000

Or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it;

Lexham Expanded Bible

or I have eaten my morsel {alone}, and [the] orphan has not eaten from it

Modern King James verseion

or have eaten my bit alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Have I eaten my portion alone, that the fatherless hath had no part with me?

NET Bible

If I ate my morsel of bread myself, and did not share any of it with orphans --

New Heart English Bible

or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it

The Emphasized Bible

Or, used to eat my morsel alone, so that the fatherless did not eat thereof;

Webster

Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten of it;

World English Bible

or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it

Youngs Literal Translation

And I do eat my morsel by myself, And the orphan hath not eat of it,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Or have eaten
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

my morsel
פּת 
Path 
Usage: 15

יתום 
Yathowm 
Usage: 42

hath not eaten
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

References

American

Fausets

Smith

Context Readings

Job's Final Defense Continued

16 If I have refused the wishes of the poor
or let the widow’s eyes go blind,
17 if I have eaten my few crumbs alone
without letting the fatherless eat any of it—
18 for from my youth, I raised him as his father,
and since the day I was born I guided the widow—


Cross References

Deuteronomy 15:11

For there will never cease to be poor people in the land; that is why I am commanding you, ‘You must willingly open your hand to your afflicted and poor brother in your land.’

Deuteronomy 15:14

Give generously to him from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. You are to give him whatever the Lord your God has blessed you with.

Nehemiah 8:10

Then he said to them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, because the joy of the Lord is your stronghold.”

Job 22:7

You gave no water to the thirsty
and withheld food from the famished,

Job 29:12-16

For I rescued the poor man who cried out for help,
and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.

Ezekiel 18:7

He doesn’t oppress anyone but returns his collateral to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.

Ezekiel 18:16

He doesn’t oppress anyone, hold collateral, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.

Luke 11:41

But give from what is within to the poor, and then everything is clean for you.

John 13:29

Since Judas kept the money-bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the festival,” or that he should give something to the poor.

Acts 4:32

Now the large group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common.

Romans 12:13

Share with the saints in their needs; pursue hospitality.

James 1:27

Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

1 John 3:17

If anyone has this world’s goods and sees his brother in need but closes his eyes to his need—how can God’s love reside in him?

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