22 Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

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22 (A)“You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.

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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

17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

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17 Learn to do good;
Seek justice,
Rebuke [a]the oppressor;
[b]Defend the fatherless,
Plead for the widow.

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  1. Isaiah 1:17 Some ancient vss. the oppressed
  2. Isaiah 1:17 Vindicate

28     and have grown fat(A) and sleek.
Their evil deeds have no limit;
    they do not seek justice.
They do not promote the case of the fatherless;(B)
    they do not defend the just cause of the poor.(C)

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28 They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

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28 They have grown (A)fat, they are sleek;
Yes, they [a]surpass the deeds of the wicked;
They do not plead (B)the cause,
The cause of the fatherless;
(C)Yet they prosper,
And the right of the needy they do not defend.

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  1. Jeremiah 5:28 Or pass over or overlook