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 donkeys of the orphans;
They take thewidow’s ox for a pledge.
They take the
Job 29:12 Because I delivered the poor who cried for help,
And theorphan who had no helper.
And the
Job 31:16 “If I have kept the poor from their desire,
Or have caused the eyes ofthe widow to fail,
Or have caused the eyes of
Exodus 22:21
“You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 27:19
‘Cursed is he who distorts the justice due an alien, orphan, and widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
Psalm 94:6 They slay the widow and the stranger
And murder the orphans.
And murder the orphans.
Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do good;
Seek justice,
Reprove the ruthless,
Defend the orphan,
Plead for the widow.
Reprove the ruthless,
Plead for the widow.
Isaiah 10:2 So as to deprive the needy of justice
And rob the poor of My people of their rights,
Sothat widows may be their spoil
And that they may plunder theorphans.
And rob the poor of My people of their rights,
So
And that they may plunder the
Ezekiel 22:7
They have treated father and mother lightly within you. The alien they have oppressed in your midst; the fatherless and the widow they have wronged in you.
Malachi 3:5
“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.
Luke 18:3 There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me legal protection from my opponent.’
Arms
Psalm 10:15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,
Seek out his wickedness until You find none.
Psalm 37:17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken,
But the Lordsustains the righteous.
But the Lord
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 and the broken; and I will make the sword fall from his hand.
General references
Job 33:32 “Then if you have anything to say, answer me;
Speak, for I desire to justify you.
Speak, for I desire to justify you.