- widows:
- "They drive awayª° the assª of the fatherless,ª they take²° the widow's² ox² for a pledge.ª°¹¹" {Job 24:3} + "He evil entreatethª° the barrenª [that] bearethª° not:¹ and doeth not¹ goodª° to the widow.ª" {Job 24:21} + "Because¹ I deliveredª° the poorª that cried,ª° and the fatherless,ª and [him that had] none¹ to helpª° him. ... The blessingª of him that was ready to perishª° cameª° upon¹ me: and I caused the widow'sª heartª to sing for joy.ª°" {Job 29:12-13} + "If¹ I have withheldª° the poorª from [their] desire,ª¹ or have caused the eyesª of the widowª to fail;ª° ... (For¹ from my youthª¹ he was brought upª° with me, as [with] a father,ª and I have guidedª° her from my mother'sª womb;)ª¹" {Job 31:16-18} + "If¹ I have lifted upª° my handª against¹ the fatherless,ª when¹ I sawª° my helpª in the gate:ª" {Job 31:21} + "Thou shalt neither¹ vexª° a stranger,ª nor¹ oppressª° him: for¹ ye were¹ strangersª in the landª of Egypt.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 22:21-24} + "Cursedª° [be] he that pervertethª° the judgmentª of the stranger,ª fatherless,ª and widow.ª And all¹ the peopleª shall say,ª° Amen.ª" {Deu 27:19} + "They slayª° the widowª and the stranger,ª and murderª° the fatherless.ª" {Psa 94:6} + "Learnª° to do well;ª° seekª° judgment,ª relieveª° the oppressed,ª judgeª° the fatherless,ª pleadª° for the widow.ª" {Isa 1:17} + "Thy princesª [are] rebellious,ª° and companionsª of thieves:ª every one¹ lovethª° gifts,ª and followeth²° after¹ rewards:ª they judgeª° not¹ the fatherless,ª neither¹ doth the causeª of the widowª comeª° unto¹ them." {Isa 1:23} + "To turn asideª° the needyª from judgment,ª¹ and to take awayª° the rightª from the poorª of my people,ª that widowsª may be¹ their prey,ª and [that] they may robª° the fatherless!ª" {Isa 10:2} + "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} + "Andª there wasª° a widowª inª thatª city;ª andª she cameª° untoª him,ª saying,ª° Avengeª° meª ofª mineª adversary.ª ... Yetª because² thisª widowª troublethªª° me,ª I will avengeª° her,ª lestª by² her continualª¹ comingª° she wearyª° me.ª" {Lke 18:3-5}
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