He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
Parallel translations
- WEB He does execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loves the foreigner, in giving him food and clothing.
- KJV He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
- NKJV He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.
- NASB He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the stranger by giving him food and clothing.
- NLT He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing.
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Quick answer
God defends the fatherless and widow and loves the foreigner, providing for their needs. His justice extends special care to the vulnerable.
Overview
The almighty and impartial God stoops to secure justice for the powerless and to provide for the stranger. His character combines transcendent majesty with tender concern for the marginalized. This compassionate justice is embodied in Christ, who proclaimed good news to the poor and welcomed the outsider.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Ps 146:9The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.
- Ps 68:5A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
- Jer 49:11Abandon your orphans; I will preserve their lives. Let your widows trust in Me.”
- Ps 145:9The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.
- Isa 1:17Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
- Ps 103:6The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
- Matt 5:45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
- Exod 22:22You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.
- Hos 14:3Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”
- Acts 14:17Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”
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