Thou hast sent widows away empty: and the arms of the fatherless thou hast broken in pieces.
Luke 18:3 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there was a certain widow in that city, and she came to him, saying: Avenge me of my adversary. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, Protect and defend and give me justice against my adversary. American Standard Version (1901) and there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. Common English Bible In that city there was a widow who kept coming to him, asking, ‘Give me justice in this case against my adversary.’ Catholic Public Domain Version But there was a certain widow in that city, and she went to him, saying, 'Vindicate me from my adversary.' English Standard Version 2016 And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ |
Thou hast sent widows away empty: and the arms of the fatherless thou hast broken in pieces.
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I comforted the heart of the widow.
Learn to do well: seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge for the fatherless, defend the widow.
They are grown gross and fat: and have most wickedly transgressed my words. They have not judged the cause of the widow, they have not managed the cause of the fatherless, they have not judged the judgement of the poor.
Be at agreement with thy adversary betimes, whilst thou art in the way with him: lest perhaps the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
Saying: There was a judge in a certain city, who feared not God, nor regarded man.
And he would not for a long time. But afterwards he said within himself: Although I fear not God, nor regard man,
Yet because this widow is troublesome to me, I will avenge her, lest continually coming she weary me.
Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, of the fatherless and the widow. And all the people shall say: Amen.