Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
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“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.
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we will not ride on horses,
and we will no longer proclaim, ‘Our gods!’
to the work of our hands.
For the fatherless receives compassion in You.”
"You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. If you do mistreat them, they will no doubt cry to Me, and I will certainly hear their cry. My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will be widows and your children fatherless.
He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
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Then the Levite, who has no portion or inheritance among you, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come, eat, and be satisfied. And the Lord your God will bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.
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and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.
observing it in order to take the matter into Your hands.
The helpless entrusts himself to You;
You are a helper of the fatherless.
so that men of the earth may terrify them no more.
a father of the fatherless
and a champion of widows.
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The Lord protects foreigners
and helps the fatherless and the widow,
but He frustrates the ways of the wicked.
Abandon your fatherless; I will preserve them;
let your widows trust in Me.
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and helps the fatherless and the widow,
but He frustrates the ways of the wicked.
let your widows trust in Me.
Fatherless » God will » Punish those who oppress
“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.
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My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will be widows and your children fatherless.
Woe to those enacting crooked statutes and writing oppressive laws 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. What will you do on the day of punishment when devastation comes from far away? Who will you run to for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
Judgments » Different kinds of » Swords
My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will be widows and your children fatherless.
I will spoil the plans of Judah and Jerusalem in this place. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, by the hand of those who want to take their life. I will provide their corpses as food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals of the land.
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Widow's » Increase of, threatened as a punishment
than the sand of the seas.
I brought a destroyer at noon
against the mother of young men.
I suddenly released on her
agitation and terrors.
My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will be widows and your children fatherless.
and pour the sword’s power on them.
Let their wives become childless and widowed,
their husbands slain by deadly disease,
their young men struck down by the sword in battle.