Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



“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. Verse ConceptsAdultery, Consequences OfGod, Righteousness OfInjustice, Hated By GodMastersMoney, Stewardship OfOppression, Nature OfOrphansPerjuryPoverty, Attitudes TowardsRiches, Dangers OfServants, Working Conditions OfSexual Sin, Nature OfSuffering, Nature OfSuffering, Of The InnocentWagesWidowsAliens, God's AttitudeHirelingsDivinationStrangersEmployersThreateningsOppressing ForeignersSpeedThe Witness Of GodThose OppressedAdulteryNo Fear Of GodNot Helping WidowsSorceryImmigrantswitches

“Assyria will not save us,
We will not ride on horses;
Nor will we say again, ‘Our god,’
To the work of our hands;
For in You the orphan finds mercy.”
Verse ConceptsFalse Confidenceempiresdefence, divineOrphansGod's MercyThings Which Cannot SaveGod Caring For Orphans

"You shall not afflict any widow or orphan. "If you afflict him at all, and if he does cry out to Me, I will surely hear his cry; and My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.


The Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance among you, and the alien, the orphan and the widow who are in your town, shall come and eat and be satisfied, in order that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do. Verse ConceptsPoverty, Attitudes TowardsSatisfactionSaints, Care For The PoorWidows, Should BeLoving ForeignersGod Will BlessNo Earthly InheritancePeople Helping Orphansfriendliness


You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand.
The unfortunate commits himself to You;
You have been the helper of the orphan.
Verse ConceptsOrphansPoverty, Attitudes TowardsSorrowSympathyUnhappinessAfflictions, Consolation DuringChoosing God's WayGod Helpsrehabilitation

To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed,
So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror.
Verse ConceptsThose Not Fearingoppressionrehabilitationvindicationterrorism



You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand.
The unfortunate commits himself to You;
You have been the helper of the orphan.
Verse ConceptsOrphansPoverty, Attitudes TowardsSorrowSympathyUnhappinessAfflictions, Consolation DuringChoosing God's WayGod Helpsrehabilitation


O fear the LORD, you His saints; For to those who fear Him there is no want. The young lions do lack and suffer hunger; But they who seek the LORD shall not be in want of any good thing.

You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand.
The unfortunate commits himself to You;
You have been the helper of the orphan.
Verse ConceptsOrphansPoverty, Attitudes TowardsSorrowSympathyUnhappinessAfflictions, Consolation DuringChoosing God's WayGod Helpsrehabilitation


“Assyria will not save us,
We will not ride on horses;
Nor will we say again, ‘Our god,’
To the work of our hands;
For in You the orphan finds mercy.”
Verse ConceptsFalse Confidenceempiresdefence, divineOrphansGod's MercyThings Which Cannot SaveGod Caring For Orphans


You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand.
The unfortunate commits himself to You;
You have been the helper of the orphan.
Verse ConceptsOrphansPoverty, Attitudes TowardsSorrowSympathyUnhappinessAfflictions, Consolation DuringChoosing God's WayGod Helpsrehabilitation



“Leave your orphans behind, I will keep them alive;
And let your widows trust in Me.”
Verse ConceptsExploitationsBereaved, Care ForOrphansWidowsTrust In God!God Caring For OrphansTaking Care Of The Earthpreservation

You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand.
The unfortunate commits himself to You;
You have been the helper of the orphan.
Verse ConceptsOrphansPoverty, Attitudes TowardsSorrowSympathyUnhappinessAfflictions, Consolation DuringChoosing God's WayGod Helpsrehabilitation

therefore thus says the Lord God, “Surely in the fire of My jealousy I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who appropriated My land for themselves as a possession with wholehearted joy and with scorn of soul, to drive it out for a prey.” Verse ConceptsMotives, Examples OfNationalismConquestFire Of God's AngerRejoicing In EvilTaking Possession


He raises the poor from the dust,
He lifts the needy from the ash heap
To make them sit with nobles,
And inherit a seat of honor;
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He set the world on them.
Verse ConceptsFoundationsEarth, Belonging To GodDust, Figurative UseGod, The ProviderOppression, God's Attitude ToPrincesThroneGloryGod And The PoorMetaphorical PillarsGod Lifting PeopleRubbishGod Helps The PoorThe poordust

You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand.
The unfortunate commits himself to You;
You have been the helper of the orphan.
Verse ConceptsOrphansPoverty, Attitudes TowardsSorrowSympathyUnhappinessAfflictions, Consolation DuringChoosing God's WayGod Helpsrehabilitation

If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight; for one official watches over another official, and there are higher officials over them. Verse ConceptsOppressorsAuthorityNot Helping The PoorInjusticeoppressionsurprises

“He does not keep the wicked alive,
But gives justice to the afflicted.
Verse ConceptsRightsGod Is JustNot Maintaining LifeGod Judges The Wicked

All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like You,
Who delivers the afflicted from him who is too strong for him,
And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”
Verse ConceptsThe NeedyBad LeadershipBonesGod, The ProviderOppression, God's Attitude ToPoverty, Remedies ForPoverty, SpiritualRescueGod And The PoorCaring For OthersAnatomyWho Is Like God?

Sing to the Lord, praise the Lord!
For He has delivered the soul of the needy one
From the hand of evildoers.
Verse ConceptsPraiseRescuePraise The Lord With Music!


He raises the poor from the dust,
He lifts the needy from the ash heap
To make them sit with nobles,
And inherit a seat of honor;
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He set the world on them.
Verse ConceptsFoundationsEarth, Belonging To GodDust, Figurative UseGod, The ProviderOppression, God's Attitude ToPrincesThroneGloryGod And The PoorMetaphorical PillarsGod Lifting PeopleRubbishGod Helps The PoorThe poordust

You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand.
The unfortunate commits himself to You;
You have been the helper of the orphan.
Verse ConceptsOrphansPoverty, Attitudes TowardsSorrowSympathyUnhappinessAfflictions, Consolation DuringChoosing God's WayGod Helpsrehabilitation

If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight; for one official watches over another official, and there are higher officials over them. Verse ConceptsOppressorsAuthorityNot Helping The PoorInjusticeoppressionsurprises

“He does not keep the wicked alive,
But gives justice to the afflicted.
Verse ConceptsRightsGod Is JustNot Maintaining LifeGod Judges The Wicked

All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like You,
Who delivers the afflicted from him who is too strong for him,
And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”
Verse ConceptsThe NeedyBad LeadershipBonesGod, The ProviderOppression, God's Attitude ToPoverty, Remedies ForPoverty, SpiritualRescueGod And The PoorCaring For OthersAnatomyWho Is Like God?

Sing to the Lord, praise the Lord!
For He has delivered the soul of the needy one
From the hand of evildoers.
Verse ConceptsPraiseRescuePraise The Lord With Music!

You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand.
The unfortunate commits himself to You;
You have been the helper of the orphan.
Verse ConceptsOrphansPoverty, Attitudes TowardsSorrowSympathyUnhappinessAfflictions, Consolation DuringChoosing God's WayGod Helpsrehabilitation