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Isaiah 54:4
- Isaiah 54:4 “Fear not, for you will not be ashamed; be not dismayed, for you will not be disappointed; for the shame of your youth you will forget, and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.” In this comforting verse, God reassures widows that their past shame and grief will be replaced with hope and renewal.
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Learn to practice what is good; seek justice, alleviate oppression, defend orphans in court, and plead the widow's case. Learn to do well; Seek justice, relieve the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. Seek judgment, make the oppressed blessed, | Judge the fatherless, strive [for] the widow.
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Plead for the widow; maintain the righteous cause of poor...
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New International Version Learn to do right; seek justice....
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Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend...
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NASB 1995 Learn to do good; Seek justice, Reprove the...
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Dec 9, 2022 · The Bible says widows are to be treated with honor and compassion and offered protection so that no one takes advantage of them. In ancient times, the primary purpose of women in marriage was to produce children and heirs to carry on the family line.
Oct 18, 2024 · “They slay the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless. They say, ‘The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob takes no notice.'” God is fully aware of the injustices faced by widows and acts on their behalf. Isaiah 1:17 (NIV) “Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed.
- James 1:27. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
- Acts 6:1. 1 In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
- 1 Timothy 5:3-16. 3 Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need. 4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God.
- 1 Timothy 5:9. 9 No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful to her husband, Read Chapter All Versions.
Plead for the widow; maintain the righteous cause of poor and helpless persons, against their unjust and potent adversaries; whereby you will show your love to justice and mercy, and that you fear God more than men.
To decline the justice of the poor and to rob the justice of the afflicted of my people, who will plunder widows and will seize orphans! perverting the cause of the poor, violently wresting the judgement of the needy ones of my people, that the widow may be a prey to them, and the orphan a spoil.
The form of good is revealed in this verse as the good the Lord always desires from any people in community: Bring about justice for those who are wronged, especially the orphans and widows, as well as intervene to stop the powerless from being oppressed by the powerful.
