You not only refused to help widows, but you also robbed and mistreated orphans.

They take donkeys that belong to orphans, and keep a widow's ox till she pays her debts.

Evil people make slaves of fatherless infants and take the children of the poor in payment for debts.

When the poor cried out, I helped them; I gave help to orphans who had nowhere to turn.

or let orphans go hungry while I ate.

If I have ever cheated an orphan, knowing I could win in court,

Do not mistreat any widow or orphan.

and I will become angry and kill you in war. Your wives will become widows, and your children will be fatherless.

Defend the rights of the poor and the orphans; be fair to the needy and the helpless.

Never move an old property line or take over land owned by orphans.

The LORD is their powerful defender, and he will argue their case against you.

None of you in the city honor your parents. You cheat foreigners and take advantage of widows and orphans.

The LORD Almighty says, "I will appear among you to judge, and I will testify at once against those who practice magic, against adulterers, against those who give false testimony, those who cheat employees out of their wages, and those who take advantage of widows, orphans, and foreigners---against all who do not respect me.

What God the Father considers to be pure and genuine religion is this: to take care of orphans and widows in their suffering and to keep oneself from being corrupted by the world.

But in the traps they set for others, they themselves get caught.

My enemies have spread a net to catch me; I am overcome with distress. They dug a pit in my path, but fell into it themselves.

Is evil the payment for good? Yet they have dug a pit for me to fall in. Remember how I came to you and spoke on their behalf, so that you would not deal with them in anger.

Send a mob to plunder their homes without warning; make them cry out in terror. They have dug a pit for me to fall in and have set traps to catch me.