Job 22:9

Eliphaz's Third Speech

⁸ “But the earth belongs to the mighty man,
And the honorable man dwells in it.
⁹ “You have sent widows away empty,
And the strength of the orphans has been crushed.
¹⁰ “Therefore snares surround you,
And sudden dread terrifies you,

Outstretched Arm

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Job 24:3

“They drive away the donkeys of the orphans;
They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

Job 24:21

“He wrongs the barren woman
And does no good for the widow.

Job 31:21

If I have lifted up my hand against the orphan,
Because I saw I had support in the gate,

Isaiah 10:2

So as to deprive the needy of justice
And rob the poor of My people of their rights,
So that widows may be their spoil
And that they may plunder the orphans.

Ezekiel 22:7

They have treated father and mother lightly within you. The alien they have oppressed in your midst; the fatherless and the widow they have wronged in you.

Exodus 22:21-24

“You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 27:19

‘Cursed is he who distorts the justice due an alien, orphan, and widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

Job 29:12-13

Because I delivered the poor who cried for help,
And the orphan who had no helper.

Job 31:16-18

“If I have kept the poor from their desire,
Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

Psalm 10:15

Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,
Seek out his wickedness until You find none.

Psalm 37:17

For the arms of the wicked will be broken,
But the Lord sustains the righteous.

Psalm 94:6

They slay the widow and the stranger
And murder the orphans.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do good;
Seek justice,
Reprove the ruthless,
Defend the orphan,
Plead for the widow.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone loves a bribe
And chases after rewards.
They do not defend the orphan,
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.

Ezekiel 30:22

Therefore thus says the Lord God, ‘Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong and the broken; and I will make the sword fall from his hand.

Malachi 3:5

“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of hosts.

Luke 18:3-5

There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me legal protection from my opponent.’