- the fatherless:
- "Thou hast sent²° widows² away¹¹ empty,ª and the armsª of the fatherlessª have been broken.ª°" {Job 22:9} + "They drive awayª° the assª of the fatherless,ª they take²° the widow's² ox² for a pledge.ª°¹¹" {Job 24:3} + "They pluckª° the fatherlessª from the breast,ª¹ and take a pledgeª° of¹ the poor.ª" {Job 24:9} + "Because¹ I deliveredª° the poorª that cried,ª° and the fatherless,ª and [him that had] none¹ to helpª° him." {Job 29:12} + "Or have eatenª° my morselª myself alone,¹ and the fatherlessª hath not¹ eatenª° thereof;¹" {Job 31:17} + "If¹ I have lifted upª° my handª against¹ the fatherless,ª when¹ I sawª° my helpª in the gate:ª" {Job 31:21} + "Ye shall not¹ afflictª° any¹ widow,ª or fatherless child.ª ... And my wrathª shall wax hot,ª° and I will killª° you with the sword;ª and your wivesª shall be¹ widows,ª and your childrenª fatherless.ª" {Exd 22:22-24} + "Defendª° the poorª and fatherless:ª do justiceª° to the afflictedª and needy.ª°" {Psa 82:3} + "Removeª° not¹ the oldª landmark;ª and enterª° not¹ into the fieldsª of the fatherless:ª ... For¹ their redeemerª° [is] mighty;ª he¹ shall pleadª°¹ their causeª with¹ thee." {Prv 23:10-11} + "In thee have they set lightª° by fatherª and mother:ª in the midstª of thee have they dealtª° by oppressionª with the stranger:ª in thee have they vexedª° the fatherlessª and the widow.ª" {Ezk 22:7} + "And I will come nearª° to¹ you to judgment;ª and I will be¹ a swiftª° witnessª against the sorcerers,ª° and against the adulterers,ª° and against falseª swearers,ª° and against those that oppressª° the hirelingª in [his] wages,ª the widow,ª and the fatherless,ª and that turn asideª° the strangerª [from his right], and fearª° not¹ me, saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 3:5} + "Pureª religionª andª undefiledª beforeª Godª andª the Fatherª isª° this,ª To visitª° the fatherlessª andª widowsª inª theirª affliction,ª [and] to keepª° himselfª unspottedª fromª the¹ world.ª" {Jms 1:27}
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