9 May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.
Psalms 109:9
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Psalms 109:12–14
12 May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children. 13 May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation. 14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and the sin of his…
Psalms of Solomon 4:18–20
18 Let him come home empty-handed to his house, And his house be void of everything wherewith he could sate his appetite. (PSS) 19 Let his old age be spent in childless loneliness until his removal by death. (PSS) 20 Let the flesh of the men-pleasers be rent by wild beasts, And let… (PSS)
Job 3:6–8
6 If only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year; may it never be entered in any of the months. 7 Behold, may that night be barren; may no joyful voice come into it. 8 May it be cursed by those who curse the day — those prepa…
Job 27:13–15
13 This is the wicked man’s portion from God— the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty. 14 Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food. 15 His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widow…
Psalms of Solomon 4:14–16
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Psalms 69:24–26
24 Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them. 25 May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents. 26 For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.
Romans 11:9–11
9 And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. 10 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.” 11 I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not!…
Job 18:16–18
16 The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away. 17 The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land. 18 He is driven from light into darkness and is chased from the inhabited world.
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