Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child, х lo' (H3808) tª`anuwn (H6031)] - ye shall not afflict or humble. The word implies cold neglect as well as bad usage [Septuagint, ou kakoosete] - ye shall not do any ill. The law took particular care of all whom death had deprived of their natural guardians (Deuteronomy 14:28-29; Deuteronomy 26:12; Isaiah 1:17); and God declared that any cruelty exercised towards such helpless objects would be punished in retributive justice by His own hand as the avenger of their cause (Deuteronomy 10:18; Psalms 10:14; Psalms 68:5; Psalms 82:1-3; Zechariah 7:10).