OET interlinear JOB 22:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וּ⁠זְרֹע֖וֹת יְתֹמִ֣ים יְדֻכָּֽא

and,strength orphans crushed

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “and you have broken the arms of the fatherless”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

וּ⁠זְרֹע֖וֹת יְתֹמִ֣ים יְדֻכָּֽא

and,strength orphans crushed

Job is using the adjective fatherless as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this word with an equivalent word or phrase. Alternate translation: “and you have broken the arms of orphans”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠זְרֹע֖וֹת יְתֹמִ֣ים יְדֻכָּֽא

and,strength orphans crushed

Eliphaz is speaking as if Job had literally broken the arms of fatherless people. He means that Job has not helped orphans but has treated them in a way that has made them even weaker and more destitute. (As in the previous verse, the arm is a symbol of power.) If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and you have taken advantage of orphans” or “and you have exploited orphans”