Numbers 30:9

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Vows Made by Widows“But every vow of a widow or of a divorced woman which she has pledged for herself will remain intact.

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 21:7 : 7 They must not take a wife defiled by prostitution, nor are they to take a wife divorced from her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.
  • Luke 2:37 : 37 She had lived as a widow since then for eighty-four years. She never left the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.
  • Rom 7:2 : 2 For a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of the marriage.

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  • Num 30:10-16
    7 verses
    88%

    10If she made the vow in her husband’s house or put herself under obligation with an oath,

    11and her husband heard about it, but remained silent about her, and did not overrule her, then all her vows will stand, and every obligation which she pledged for herself will stand.

    12But if her husband clearly nullifies them when he hears them, then whatever she says by way of vows or obligations will not stand. Her husband has made them void, and the LORD will release her from them.

    13“Any vow or sworn obligation that would bring affliction to her, her husband can confirm or nullify.

    14But if her husband remains completely silent about her from day to day, he thus confirms all her vows or all her obligations which she is under; he confirms them because he remained silent about her when he heard them.

    15But if he should nullify them after he has heard them, then he will bear her iniquity.”

    16These are the statutes that the LORD commanded Moses, relating to a man and his wife, and a father and his young daughter who is still living in her father’s house.

  • Num 30:2-8
    7 verses
    86%

    2If a man makes a vow to the LORD or takes an oath of binding obligation on himself, he must not break his word, but must do whatever he has promised.

    3Vows Made by Single Women“If a young woman who is still living in her father’s house makes a vow to the LORD or places herself under an obligation,

    4and her father hears of her vow or the obligation to which she has pledged herself, and her father remains silent about her, then all her vows will stand, and every obligation to which she has pledged herself will stand.

    5But if her father overrules her when he hears about it, then none of her vows or her obligations which she has pledged for herself will stand. And the LORD will release her from it, because her father overruled her.

    6Vows Made by Married Women“And if she marries a husband while under a vow, or she uttered anything impulsively by which she has pledged herself,

    7and her husband hears about it, but remains silent about her when he hears about it, then her vows will stand and her obligations which she has pledged for herself will stand.

    8But if when her husband hears it he overrules her, then he will nullify the vow she has taken, and whatever she uttered impulsively which she has pledged for herself. And the LORD will release her from it.

  • Rom 7:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2For a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of the marriage.

    3So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is alive, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she is joined to another man, she is not an adulteress.

  • 1 Cor 7:39
    73%

    39A wife is bound as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes(only someone in the Lord).

  • 1 Tim 5:9
    72%

    9No widow should be put on the list unless she is at least sixty years old, was the wife of one husband,

  • Deut 24:1-4
    4 verses
    72%

    1If a man marries a woman and she does not please him because he has found something indecent in her, then he may draw up a divorce document, give it to her, and evict her from his house.

    2When she has left him she may go and become someone else’s wife.

    3If the second husband rejects her and then divorces her, gives her the papers, and evicts her from his house, or if the second husband who married her dies,

    4her first husband who divorced her is not permitted to remarry her after she has become ritually impure, for that is offensive to the LORD. You must not bring guilt on the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

  • 1 Cor 7:11
    72%

    11(but if she does, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not divorce his wife.

  • Exod 21:9-11
    3 verses
    71%

    9If he designated her for his son, then he will deal with her according to the customary rights of daughters.

    10If he takes another wife, he must not diminish the first one’s food, her clothing, or her marital rights.

    11If he does not provide her with these three things, then she will go out free, without paying money.

  • Lev 21:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13He must take a wife who is a virgin.

    14He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one profaned by prostitution; he may only take a virgin from his people as a wife.

  • Prov 2:17
    70%

    17who leaves the husband from her younger days, and has ignored her marriage covenant made before God.

  • Matt 5:31-32
    2 verses
    70%

    31Divorce“It was said,‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.’

    32But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

  • Num 5:19-20
    2 verses
    70%

    19Then the priest will put the woman under oath and say to her,“If no other man has gone to bed with you, and if you have not gone astray and become defiled while under your husband’s authority, may you be free from this bitter water that brings a curse.

    20But if you have gone astray while under your husband’s authority, and if you have defiled yourself and some man other than your husband has had sexual relations with you….”

  • Mark 10:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11So he told them,“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.

    12And if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”

  • 1 Cor 7:37
    70%

    37But the man who is firm in his commitment, and is under no necessity but has control over his will, and has decided in his own mind to keep his own virgin, does well.

  • Ezek 44:22
    70%

    22They must not marry a widow or a divorcee, but they may marry a virgin from the house of Israel or a widow who is a priest’s widow.

  • Deut 28:30
    70%

    30You will be engaged to a woman and another man will rape her. You will build a house but not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but not even begin to use it.

  • Deut 22:14
    70%

    14accusing her of impropriety and defaming her reputation by saying,“I married this woman but when I approached her for marital relations I discovered she was not a virgin!”

  • Exod 22:17
    70%

    17If her father refuses to give her to him, he must pay money for the bride price of virgins.

  • Num 6:2
    70%

    2“Speak to the Israelites, and tell them,‘When either a man or a woman takes a special vow, to take a vow as a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD,

  • 1 Tim 5:11
    70%

    11But do not accept younger widows on the list, because their passions may lead them away from Christ and they will desire to marry,

  • Mal 2:14
    69%

    14Yet you ask,“Why?” The LORD is testifying against you on behalf of the wife you married when you were young, to whom you have become unfaithful even though she is your companion and wife by law.

  • 1 Tim 5:5
    69%

    5But the widow who is truly in need, and completely on her own, has set her hope on God and continues in her pleas and prayers night and day.

  • Ezek 16:32
    69%

    32“‘Adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband!

  • Jer 44:25
    69%

    25This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, has said,‘You women have confirmed by your actions what you vowed with your lips! You said,“We will certainly carry out our vows to sacrifice and pour out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven.” Well, then fulfill your vows! Carry them out!’

  • 1 Tim 5:16
    69%

    16If a believing woman has widows in her family, let her help them. The church should not be burdened, so that it may help the widows who are truly in need.

  • Job 31:10
    68%

    10then let my wife turn the millstone for another man, and may other men commit adultery with her.

  • Num 5:29
    68%

    29“‘This is the law for cases of jealousy, when a wife, while under her husband’s authority, goes astray and defiles herself,

  • Num 5:27
    68%

    27When he has made her drink the water, then, if she has defiled herself and behaved unfaithfully toward her husband, the water that brings a curse will enter her to produce bitterness– her abdomen will swell, her thigh will fall away, and the woman will become a curse among her people.