29 And the Levite, (A)because he has no portion or inheritance among you, and (B)the stranger, the [a]orphan, and the widow who are in your [b]town, shall come and (C)eat and be satisfied, in order that (D)the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

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  1. Deuteronomy 14:29 Or fatherless
  2. Deuteronomy 14:29 Lit gates

29 so that the Levites (who have no allotment(A) or inheritance(B) of their own) and the foreigners,(C) the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied,(D) and so that the Lord your God may bless(E) you in all the work of your hands.

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16 “If I have kept (A)the poor from their desire,
Or have caused the eyes of (B)the widow to fail,

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16 “If I have denied the desires of the poor(A)
    or let the eyes of the widow(B) grow weary,(C)

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17 Or have (A)eaten my morsel alone,
And (B)the orphan has not [a]shared it

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  1. Job 31:17 Lit eaten from it

17 if I have kept my bread to myself,
    not sharing it with the fatherless(A)

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21 If I have lifted up my hand against (A)the orphan,
Because I saw [a]I had support (B)in the gate,

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  1. Job 31:21 Lit my help

21 if I have raised my hand against the fatherless,(A)
    knowing that I had influence in court,(B)

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The Lord (A)watches over strangers;
He [a](B)supports the fatherless and the widow,
But He [b]thwarts (C)the way of the wicked.

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  1. Psalm 146:9 Or relieves
  2. Psalm 146:9 Lit bends

The Lord watches over the foreigner(A)
    and sustains the fatherless(B) and the widow,(C)
    but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

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17 Learn to do good;
(A)Seek justice,
Rebuke the oppressor,
(B)Obtain justice for the orphan,
Plead for the widow’s case.

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17 Learn to do right;(A) seek justice.(B)
    Defend the oppressed.[a](C)
Take up the cause of the fatherless;(D)
    plead the case of the widow.(E)

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  1. Isaiah 1:17 Or justice. / Correct the oppressor

23 Your (A)rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone (B)loves a bribe
And chases after gifts.
They (C)do not obtain justice for the [a]orphan,
Nor does the widow’s case come before them.

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  1. Isaiah 1:23 Or fatherless

23 Your rulers are rebels,(A)
    partners with thieves;(B)
they all love bribes(C)
    and chase after gifts.
They do not defend the cause of the fatherless;
    the widow’s case does not come before them.(D)

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