Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Widows
General references
Bible References
Widows
Job 24:3
They drive away the donkey of the fatherless; they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
Job 29:12
because I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to help him.
Job 31:16
"If I have withheld anything that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Exodus 22:21
"You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 27:19
"'Cursed be anyone who perverts the justice due to the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
Psalm 94:6
They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless;
Isaiah 1:17
learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause.
Isaiah 10:2
to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
Ezekiel 22:7
Father and mother are treated with contempt in you; the sojourner suffers extortion in your midst; the fatherless and the widow are wronged in you.
Malachi 3:5
"Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts.
Luke 18:3
And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, 'Give me justice against my adversary.'
Arms
Psalm 10:15
Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call his wickedness to account till you find none.
Psalm 37:17
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the LORDupholds the righteous.
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 arm and the one that was broken, and I will make the sword fall from his hand.
General references
Job 33:32
If you have any words, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify you.