The Lord protects strangers {\cf2\super [647]} in our country.\par The Lord cares for widows {\cf2\super [648]} and orphans. {\cf2\super [649]} \par But the Lord destroys bad people.\par
Jeremiah 49:11 - Easy To Read Version No person will be left\par to care for his children.\par His wives will have no one to depend on.”\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Leave your fatherless children; I will [do what is necessary to] preserve them alive. And let [those who have been made] your widows trust and confide in Me. American Standard Version (1901) Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me. Common English Bible “Leave me your orphans, and I’ll look after them; trust your widows into my care.” Catholic Public Domain Version Leave behind your orphans. I will make sure that they live. And your widows will hope in me." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Leave thy fatherless children: I will make them live. And thy widows shall hope in me. |
The Lord protects strangers {\cf2\super [647]} in our country.\par The Lord cares for widows {\cf2\super [648]} and orphans. {\cf2\super [649]} \par But the Lord destroys bad people.\par
In his holy temple,\par God is like a father to orphans. {\cf2\super [390]} \par God takes care of widows. {\cf2\super [391]} \par
“Defend the poor people and orphans. {\cf2\super [474]} \par Protect the rights of those poor people.\par
“Assyria will not save us.\par We will not ride on \{war\} horses.\par We will never again say, ‘Our God’\par to something we made with our hands.\par Why? Because you are the One who\par shows mercy to orphans. {\cf2\super [148]} ”\par
\{If you can be upset about a plant,\} then surely I can feel sorry for a big city like Nineveh. There are many people and animals in that city. There are more than 120,000 people in that city that did not know they were doing wrong! {\cf2\super [15]} ”
Don’t hurt widows and orphans, {\cf2\super [19]} \par strangers, or poor people.\par Don’t even think of doing bad things\par to each other!”\par
Then I will come to you—and I will do the right thing. I will be like a person that is ready to tell the judge about the bad things people did. Some people do evil magic. Some people do the sin of adultery. {\cf2\super [19]} Some people make false promises. Some people cheat their workers—they don’t pay them the money they promised. People don’t help widows and orphans. {\cf2\super [20]} People don’t help strangers. People don’t respect me!” The Lord All-Powerful said these things.
He helps children that have no parents. He helps widows. [63] He loves even the strangers in our country. He gives them food and clothes.
If a widow is really alone and without help, then she hopes in God \{to take care of her\}. That woman prays all the time, night and day. She asks God for help.
The kind of religion (worship) that God accepts is this: caring for orphans {\cf2\super [2]} or widows {\cf2\super [3]} who need help, and keeping yourself free from the world’s \{evil\} influence. This is the kind of religion (worship) that God accepts as pure and good.