"Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?" Should I not punish them for this?" declares the LORD. Their evil deeds have no limit they do not plead the case of the fatherless to win it, they do not defend the rights of the poor.
WIDOWS AND ORPHANS BIBLE FULL
Like cages full of birds, their houses are full of deceit they have become rich and powerful and have grown fat and sleek. Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless. Rescue the weak and needy deliver them from the hand of the wicked. God sets the lonely in families, he leads forth the prisoners with singing but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.ĭefend the cause of the weak and fatherless maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted you encourage them, and you listen to their cry, defending the fatherless and the oppressed, in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more.Ī father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. The victim commits himself to you you are the helper of the fatherless. If I have raised my hand against the fatherless, knowing that I had influence in court, then let my arm fall from the shoulder, let it be broken off at the joint.īut you, O God, do see trouble and grief you consider it to take it in hand. "If I have denied the desires of the poor or let the eyes of the widow grow weary, if I have kept my bread to myself, not sharing it with the fatherless - but from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my birth I guided the widow. That is why snares are all around you, why sudden peril terrifies you, why it is so dark you cannot see, and why a flood of water covers you. And you sent widows away empty-handed and broke the strength of the fatherless. You gave no water to the weary and you withheld food from the hungry, though you were a powerful man, owning land- an honored man, living on it. You would even cast lots for the fatherless and barter away your friend. "Cursed is the man who withholds justice from the alien, the fatherless or the widow." Then all the people shall say, "Amen!" I have not turned aside from your commands nor have I forgotten any of them. Then say to the LORD your God: "I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the alien, the fatherless and the widow, according to all you commanded. When you have finished setting aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you shall give it to the Levite, the alien, the fatherless and the widow, so that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied. Leave what remains for the alien, the fatherless and the widow. When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, do not go over the vines again. When you beat the olives from your trees, do not go over the branches a second time. Leave it for the alien, the fatherless and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. So that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, and so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.Īnd rejoice before the LORD your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name-you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, the Levites in your towns, and the aliens, the fatherless and the widows living among you.īe joyful at your Feast-you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levites, the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns.ĭo not deprive the alien or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge. He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the alien, giving him food and clothing.
My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword your wives will become widows and your children fatherless. If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry. Here's a list of verses that mention the fatherless and orphan.ĭo not take advantage of a widow or an orphan. Scripture has much to say about about orphans.
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