Thematic Bible: The afflicted


Thematic Bible



" 'You will not afflict any widow or orphan. If you indeed afflict him, yes, if he cries out at all to me, I will certainly hear his cry of distress.

Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me. For I have kept the ways of Yahweh; I have not acted wickedly against my God. For all of his ordinances [were] before me, and I did not turn aside from his statutes. read more.
I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from my iniquity. Yahweh has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness before his eyes. With the loyal, you act as loyal, and with the blameless, you show yourself blameless. With the pure, you show yourself pure, but with the crooked, you appear as a fool. Humble people you will deliver, but your eyes [are] on the haughty, [whom] you bring down.

Indeed, he has not yet appointed [a time] for man to go to God in the judgment. He shatters the mighty without investigation, and he sets others in their place. Therefore he knows their works, and he overturns [them] [in the] night {so that} they are crushed. read more.
He strikes them {where the wicked stood}, {where there are onlookers}, because they have turned aside from him and have not understood any of his ways, so that [they] cause [the] cry of distress from [the] helpless to come to him, and he hears [the] cry of distress from [the] needy,


All the days of the poor [are] hard, but goodness of heart [is] a continuous feast. Verse ConceptsRight Living As FoodBad Days

Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate; For Yahweh will plead their case and despoil those who despoil them of life.

"Loyal love [should come] for the afflicted [from] his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of Shaddai. Verse ConceptsdiscouragementAfflicted, Duty To ThemNo Fear Of GodDespairdevotion