Psalms 94:6
They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
They slay the widowe and the stranger: and murder the fatherlesse.
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- Isaiah 10:2Rank 1 from verse 6
2To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
2To turne aside the needy from iudgement, and to take away the right from the poore of my people, that widdowes may be their pray, and that they may robbe the fatherles.
- Ezekiel 22:7Rank 2 from verse 6
7In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
7‖In thee haue they set light by father and mother: in the middest of thee haue they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee haue they vexed the fatherlesse and the widow:
- Jeremiah 7:6Rank 3 from verse 6
6If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
6 If ye oppresse not the stranger, the fatherlesse and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walke after other gods to your hurt:
- Malachi 3:5Rank 4 from verse 6
5And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.
5‖And I will come neere to you to iudgement, and I will bee a swift witnesse against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppresse the hireling in his wages, the widowe, and the fatherlesse, and that turne aside the stranger from his right, and feare not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
- Isaiah 13:15–18Rank 5 from verse 6
15Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.
16Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
17Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
18Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.
15Euery one that is found shall be thrust through: and euery one that is ioyned vnto them, shall fall by the sword.
16*Their children also shalbe dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses shalbe spoiled, & their wiues rauished.
17Beholde, I will stirre vp the Medes against them, which shall not regard siluer, and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
18 Their bowes also shall dash the yong men to pieces, and they shall haue no pitie on the fruit of the wombe; their eye shall not spare children.
- Jeremiah 22:3Rank 6 from verse 6
3Thus saith the Lord; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
3*Thus saith the LORD, Execute ye iudgement and righteousnesse, and deliuer the spoiler out of the hand of the oppressour: and doe no wrong, doe no violence to the stranger, the fatherlesse, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
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Psalms 94:6
To kill or put to death.
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A woman whose husband has died.
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Sense 1: The unlawful, intentional killing of a person. Sense 2: As a verb, to kill unlawfully.
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5They break in pieces thy people, O Lord, and afflict thine heritage.
5They breake in pieces thy people, O LORD: and afflict thine heritage.
6They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
6They slay the widowe and the stranger: and murder the fatherlesse.
Selected passage7Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
7*Yet they say, The LORD shall not see: neither shall the God of Iacob regard it.