Contradiction with Exodus 22:22-24
Warns against afflicting widows and fatherless children, stressing divine protection contrary to Jeremiah 49:11's assurance of their safety.
Exodus 22:22-24: Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Contradiction with Psalm 82:3-4
Commands defending the poor and fatherless, juxtaposing Jeremiah 49:11's promise to protect them with a mandated human responsibility.
Psalm 82:3-4: Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. [Defend: Heb. Judge]
Contradiction with James 1:27
Emphasizes pure religion as visiting orphans and widows, contrasting with relying solely on divine care as suggested in Jeremiah 49:11.
James 1:27: Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:17
Encourages seeking justice and defending the oppressed, which implies action beyond the assurance of safety in Jeremiah 49:11.
Isaiah 1:17: Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. [relieve: or, righten]
Contradiction with Matthew 23:14
Criticizes those who exploit widows, suggesting danger to widows not accounted for by the protection assurance in Jeremiah 49:11.
Matthew 23:14: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
Contradiction with Job 29:12
Relates Job's personal commitment to helping the fatherless, highlighting a human role contrasting with the divine protection perspective in Jeremiah 49:11.
Job 29:12: Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and [him that had] none to help him.