Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
empty—without their wants being relieved (Genesis 31:42). The Mosaic law especially protected the widow and fatherless (Exodus 22:22); the violation of it in their case by the great is a complaint of the prophets (Isaiah 1:17).
arms—supports, helps, on which one leans (Hosea 7:15). Thou hast robbed them of their only stay. Job replies in Job 29:11-16.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Job 22:9:
Job 22:8
Job 29:13
Job 29:16
Job 31:22
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