Topic
Fatherless
52 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Deuteronomy 10:18ISBE · Torrey GOD WILL — Execute the judgment of
He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
- Deuteronomy 14:29ISBE · Torrey Let them share in our blessings
And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine…
- Deuteronomy 24:17ISBE · Torrey Wrong not, in judgment
¶ Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:
- Deuteronomy 27:19ISBE · Torrey A curse on those who oppress
Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Job 6:27ISBE · Torrey THE WICKED — Overwhelm
Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.
- Job 24:3ISBE · Torrey THE WICKED — Oppress
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
- Job 29:12ISBE · Torrey Blessedness of taking care of
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
- Psalms 10:14ISBE · Torrey GOD WILL — Be a helper of
Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
- Psalms 68:5ISBE · Torrey GOD WILL — Be a father of
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
- Psalms 82:3ISBE · Torrey Defend
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
- Psalms 94:6ISBE · Torrey THE WICKED — Murder
They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
- Proverbs 23:10ISBE · Torrey Defraud not
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
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- Isaiah 1:17 ISBE · Torrey Defend
- Isaiah 1:23 ISBE · Torrey THE WICKED — Judge not for
- Isaiah 10:2 ISBE · Torrey THE WICKED — Rob
- Jeremiah 5:28 ISBE · Torrey GOD WILL — Punish those who judge not
- Jeremiah 7:6 ISBE · Torrey Blessedness of taking care of
- Jeremiah 22:3 ISBE · Torrey Do no violence to
- Lamentations 5:3 ISBE · Torrey A type of Zion in affliction
- Ezekiel 22:7 ISBE · Torrey THE WICKED — Vex
- Hosea 14:3 ISBE · Torrey Find mercy in God
- Zechariah 7:10 ISBE · Torrey Oppress not
- Malachi 3:5 ISBE · Torrey GOD WILL — Punish those who oppress
- James 1:27 ISBE · Torrey Visit in affliction
- Genesis 11:27 Torrey Exemplified — Lot
- Genesis 11:28 Torrey Exemplified — Lot
- Exodus 22:22–24 ISBE
- Exodus 22:22 Torrey Afflict not
- Exodus 22:23 Torrey GOD WILL — Hear the cry of
- Exodus 22:24 Torrey GOD WILL — Punish those who oppress
- Leviticus 19:9 ISBE
- Leviticus 23:22 ISBE
- Numbers 27:1–5 Torrey Exemplified — Daughters of Zelophehad
- Deuteronomy 14:28 ISBE
- Deuteronomy 24:19–22 ISBE
- Deuteronomy 26:12–14 ISBE
- Judges 9:16–21 Torrey Exemplified — Jotham
- 2 Samuel 9:3 Torrey Exemplified — Mephibosheth
- 2 Kings 11:1–12 Torrey Exemplified — Joash
- Esther 2:7 Torrey Exemplified — Esther
- Job 22:9 ISBE
- Job 24:1 ISBE
- Job 29:13 Torrey Blessedness of taking care of
- Psalms 10:18 Torrey GOD WILL — Execute the judgment of
- Psalms 146:9 ISBE
- Isaiah 10:1–3 Torrey GOD WILL — Punish those who oppress
- Jeremiah 5:29 Torrey GOD WILL — Punish those who judge not
- Jeremiah 7:7 Torrey Blessedness of taking care of
- Jeremiah 49:11 Torrey Promises with respect to
- Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 4:10 ISBE
- 2 Esdras 2:20 ISBE
- John 14:18 ISBE
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 39 references
fa'-ther-les (yathom; orphanos): The fatherless are frequently mentioned in the Old Testament, generally in association with the widow and the stranger, as typical instances of the unprotected and necessitous, who are, specially subject to oppression, and also to God's special protection. Great philanthropic regard is bestowed on this class throughout. In early legislation there is a special clause to guard them against affliction (Ex 22:22-24). They have a still more prominent place in the Deuteronomic legislation, which gives instructions that a charitable fund be formed out of the tithe, once every three years, for the relief of the destitute (De 14:28,29; 26:12-14), and that gleanings be left in the cornfield, the olive garden, and the vineyard for the benefit of this class (De 24:19-22; compare Le 19:9 f; 23:22, where, however, the "fatherless" are not specially mentioned). The Deuteronomist declares that God is on their side (De 10:18), and strongly condemns those who would oppress them (De 24:17; 27:19). The prophets and psalmists are equally emphatic in pleading for mercy and justice to the fatherless, and in declaring that God is their special guardian (Isa 1:17; Jer 7:6; 22:3; Ho 14:3; Zec 7:10; Ps 10:14; 68:5; 82:3; 146:9; compare Pr 23:10). Oppressing the fatherless is frequently mentioned as a typical act of cruelty and injustice (compare Job 6:27; 22:9; 24:3,1; 29:12 f; 31:16,17,21; Ps 94:6; Isa 1:23; 10:2; Jer 5:28; Eze 22:7; Mal 3:5). Here we have instances of the prophetic passion for righteousness and compassion for the helpless, inspired by a profound sense of the value of human life. Passages in the Apocrypha reflect the same spirit (2 Esdras 2:20; Ecclesiasticus 4:10).
In the New Testament the word "fatherless" occurs but once, where James declares, in the spirit of the Old Testament prophets, that true religious ritual consists in visitation of the fatherless and widows and in moral purity (Jas 1:27). Here the word for "fatherless" is orphanos ("bereft," "orphaned"), which is the Septuagint translation of the Old Testament yathom. In the New Testament the Greek word is found besides only in Joh 14:18, where it means destitute of a teacher or guide (compare La 5:3).
D. Miall Edwards
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 0 references, grouped by sub-topic
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Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 42 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Find mercy in God Ho 14:3
- GOD WILL
- Visit in affliction Jas 1:27
- Let them share in our blessings De 14:29
- Defend Ps 82:3; Isa 1:17
- Wrong not, in judgment De 24:17
- Defraud not Pr 23:10
- Afflict not Ex 22:22
- Oppress not Zec 7:10
- Do no violence to Jer 22:3
- Blessedness of taking care of De 14:29; Job 29:12,13; Jer 7:6,7
- THE WICKED
- A curse on those who oppress De 27:19
- Promises with respect to Jer 49:11
- A type of Zion in affliction La 5:3
- Exemplified
- Lot Ge 11:27,28
- Daughters of Zelophehad Nu 27:1-5
- Jotham Jud 9:16-21
- Mephibosheth 2Sa 9:3
- Joash 2Ki 11:1-12
- Esther Es 2:7
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896); Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.