Encyclopedia entry
Orphans
(Lam. 5:3), i.e., desolate and without protectors. The word occurs only here. In John 14:18 the word there rendered “comfortless” (R.V., “desolate;” marg., “orphans”) properly means “orphans.” The same Greek word is rendered “fatherless” in James 1:27.
In the Bible
5
Verses where Orphans is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Isaiah 10:2
to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder.
- James 1:27
Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
- Jeremiah 49:11
Abandon your orphans; I will preserve their lives. Let your widows trust in Me.”
- John 14:18
I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
- Lamentations 5:3
We have become fatherless orphans; our mothers are widows.
Scripture on Orphans
5
Voices on Orphans
3
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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