Thematic Bible: The afflicted


Thematic Bible



Do no wrong to a widow, or to a child whose father is dead. If you are cruel to them in any way, and their cry comes up to me, I will certainly give ear;

The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him. For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God. For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me. read more.
And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin. Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes. On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright; He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge. For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but your eyes are on men of pride, to make them low.

For he does not give man a fixed time to come before him to be judged. He sends the strong to destruction without searching out their cause, and puts others in their place. For he has knowledge of their works, overturning them in the night, so that they are crushed. read more.
The evil-doers are broken by his wrath, he puts his hand on them with force before the eyes of all onlookers. Because they did not go after him, and took no note of his ways, So that the cry of the poor might come up to him, and the prayer of those in need come to his ears.


All the days of the troubled are evil; but he whose heart is glad has an unending feast. Verse ConceptsRight Living As FoodBad Days

Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge: For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.

He whose heart is shut against his friend has given up the fear of the Ruler of all. Verse ConceptsdiscouragementAfflicted, Duty To ThemNo Fear Of GodDespairdevotion


Even young children have no respect for me; when I get up their backs are turned on me. Verse ConceptsChildren, Bad KidsImmaturityRidicule, Objects OfWicked Children, Regard To ParentsDealing With Young People

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