Jeremiah 49:11

New American Bible - revised edition

Leave your orphans behind, I will keep them alive; your widows, let them trust in me.

Cross References

Psalm 146:9

The Lord protects the resident alien, comes to the aid of the orphan and the widow, but thwarts the way of the wicked.

Psalm 68:5

Sing to God, praise his name; exalt the rider of the clouds. Rejoice before him whose name is the Lord.

Psalm 82:3

“Defend the lowly and fatherless; render justice to the afflicted and needy.

Hosea 14:3

Take with you words, and return to the Lord; Say to him, “Forgive all iniquity, and take what is good. Let us offer the fruit of our lips.

Jonah 4:11

And should I not be concerned over the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who cannot know their right hand from their left, not to mention all the animals?”

Zechariah 7:10

Do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the resident alien or the poor; do not plot evil against one another in your hearts.

Malachi 3:5

I will draw near to you for judgment, and I will be swift to bear witness Against sorcerers, adulterers, and perjurers, those who deprive a laborer of wages, Oppress a widow or an orphan, or turn aside a resident alien, without fearing me, says the Lord of hosts.

Deuteronomy 10:18

who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and loves the resident alien, giving them food and clothing.

1 Timothy 5:5

The real widow, who is all alone, has set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.

James 1:27

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the world.