Job 22:9

You sent widows away empty-handed,
and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.

Job 24:3

They drive away the donkeys owned by the fatherless
and take the widow’s ox as collateral.

Job 24:21

They prey on the childless woman who is unable to conceive,
and do not deal kindly with the widow.

Job 31:21

if I ever cast my vote against a fatherless child
when I saw that I had support in the city gate,

Isaiah 10:2

to keep the poor from getting a fair trial
and to deprive the afflicted among my people of justice,
so that widows can be their spoil
and they can plunder the fatherless.

Ezekiel 22:7

Father and mother are treated with contempt, and the foreign resident is exploited within you. The fatherless and widow are oppressed in you.

Exodus 22:21-24

“You must not exploit a foreign resident or oppress him, since you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 27:19

‘The one who denies justice to a foreigner, a fatherless child, or a widow is cursed.’
And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

Job 29:12-13

For I rescued the poor man who cried out for help,
and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.

Job 31:16-18

If I have refused the wishes of the poor
or let the widow’s eyes go blind,

Psalm 10:15

Break the arm of the wicked and evil person;
call his wickedness into account
until nothing remains of it.

Psalm 37:17

For the arms of the wicked will be broken,
but the Lord supports the righteous.

Psalm 94:6

They kill the widow and the foreigner
and murder the fatherless.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do what is good.
Seek justice.
Correct the oppressor.
Defend the rights of the fatherless.
Plead the widow’s cause.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels,
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.

Ezekiel 30:22

Therefore this is what the Lord God says: Look! I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken, and will make the sword fall from his hand.

“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the widow and the fatherless, and cheat the wage earner; and against those who deny justice to the foreigner. They do not fear Me,” says the Lord of Hosts.

Luke 18:3-5

And a widow in that town kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Job 22:9

Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

Widows

Arms

Psalm 10:15

Psalm 37:17

Ezekiel 30:22

General references

Job 33:32

Bible References