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 is what a wicked person inherits from God, and what the ruthless will receive from the Almighty:
Psalm 78:63
The young men were consumed by fire, and the virgins had no marriage celebrations.
Psalm 109:9
May his children become fatherless, and his wife a widow.
Jeremiah 15:8
I'll make their widows more numerous than the sand of the sea. At noontime I'll send a destroyer against the mother of a young man. I'll cause terror and anguish to come to her unexpectedly.
Jeremiah 18:21
Therefore, make their children undergo famine, and deliver them over to death in time of war. May their women be childless widows! May their men be slaughtered! May their young men be slain by the sword in battle!
Lamentations 5:3
We are now orphans without fathers and our mothers are like widows.
Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you. A large quantity, pressed together, shaken down, and running over will be put into your lap, because you'll be evaluated by the same standard with which you evaluate others."

General references

Deuteronomy 27:19
""Cursed is the one who perverts justice due the foreigner, the orphan, or the widow.' "Then all the people are to respond by saying, "Amen!'
Psalm 109:9
May his children become fatherless, and his wife a widow.
Proverbs 23:11
for strong is their Redeemer who will take up their case against you.
Lamentations 5:3
We are now orphans without fathers and our mothers are like widows.

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