Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

Bible References

Your wives

Job 27:13

“This [which I am about to explain] is the portion of a wicked man from God,
And the inheritance which tyrants and oppressors receive from the Almighty:
Psalm 78:63

The fire [of war] devoured His young men,
And His [bereaved] virgins had no wedding songs.
Psalm 109:9

Let his children be fatherless
And his wife a widow.
Jeremiah 15:8

“I will make their widows more numerous before Me
Than the sand of the seas;
I will bring against them, against the mother of the young men,
A destroyer at noonday;
I will suddenly cause anguish and terror
To fall on her.
Jeremiah 18:21

Therefore, give their children over to the famine;
Give them over to the power of the sword.
And let their wives become childless and widowed;
Let their men meet death [by virulent disease],
Their young men be struck down by the sword in battle.
Lamentations 5:3

We have become orphans without a father;
Our mothers are like widows.
Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over [with no space left for more]. For with the standard of measurement you use [when you do good to others], it will be measured to you in return.”

General references

Deuteronomy 27:19
‘Cursed is he who distorts (perverts) the justice due to a stranger, an orphan, and a widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
Psalm 109:9

Let his children be fatherless
And his wife a widow.
Proverbs 23:11

For their Redeemer is strong and mighty;
He will plead their case against you.
Lamentations 5:3

We have become orphans without a father;
Our mothers are like widows.