Exodus 22:24

Exodus 22:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
• New International Version (NIV)My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and My wrath will become hot, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

Context of Exodus 22:24

22You shall not harm or oppress any widow or fatherless child. 23If you harm or oppress them in any way, and they cry at all to Me [for help], I will most certainly hear their cry; and My wrath shall be kindled and burn; I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless. 25“If you lend money to any one of My people with you who is poor, you shall not act as a creditor (professional moneylender) to him; you shall not charge him interest. 26If you ever take your [poor] neighbor’s robe in pledge, you must return it to him before sunset,

Exodus 22:24 word by word

וְחָרָ֣ה אַפִּ֔י וְהָרַגְתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם בֶּחָ֑רֶב וְהָי֤וּ נְשֵׁיכֶם֙ אַלְמָנ֔וֹת וּבְנֵיכֶ֖ם יְתֹמִֽים׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And my wrathאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• shall wax hotחָרָהchârâh · to be incensedH2734
• and I will killהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• you with the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• and your wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• shall be widowsאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• and your childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• fatherlessיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490

Cross-references for Exodus 22:24

• Job 31:23For tragedy from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty and exaltation I can do nothing [nor endure facing Him].
• Psalms 69:24Pour out Your indignation on them, And let [the fierceness of] Your burning anger overtake them.
• Psalms 76:7You, even You, are to be feared [with the submissive wonder of reverence]; Who may stand in Your presence when once You are angry?
• Psalms 90:11Who understands the power of Your anger? [Who connects this brevity of life among us with Your judgment of sin?] And Your wrath, [who connects it] with the [reverent] fear that is due You?
• Nahum 1:6Who can stand before His indignation [His great wrath]? And who can stand up and endure the fierceness of His anger? His wrath is poured out like fire And the rocks are destroyed by Him.
• Romans 2:5But because of your callous stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are [deliberately] storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
• Hebrews 10:31It is a fearful and terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God [incurring His judgment and wrath].
• Job 27:13“This [which I am about to explain] is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the inheritance which tyrants and oppressors receive from the Almighty:
• Psalms 78:63The fire [of war] devoured His young men, And His [bereaved] virgins had no wedding songs.
• Psalms 109:9Let his children be fatherless And his wife a widow.
• Jeremiah 15:8I will make their widows more numerous before Me Than the sand of the seas; I will bring against them, against the mother of the young men, A destroyer at noonday; I will suddenly cause anguish and terror To fall on her.
• Jeremiah 18:21Therefore, give their children over to the famine; Give them over to the power of the sword. And let their wives become childless and widowed; Let their men meet death [by virulent disease], Their young men be struck down by the sword in battle.
• Lamentations 5:3We have become orphans without a father; Our mothers are like widows.
• Luke 6:38Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over [with no space left for more]. For with the standard of measurement you use [when you do good to others], it will be measured to you in return.”

Commentaries on Exodus 22:24

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-31These laws deal with different situations about social responsibility. They are not arranged in clear groups or categories. These laws show that every part of life relates to obedience to God. Obedience to God is not limited to worship. It includes daily actions and relationships (see study note on 21:1–23:19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-311-4. If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep--The law respects the theft of cattle which constituted the chief part of their property. The penalty for the theft of a sheep which was slain or sold, was fourfold; for an ox fivefold, because of its greater utility in labor; but, should the stolen animal have been recovered alive, a double compensation was all that was required, because it was presumable he (the thief) was not a practised adept in dishonesty…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 22:24

• Anger
• Children
• Oppression
• Orphan
• Widow

In the dictionaries

• Book
• Cause
• Curse
• Feed
• God
• Put
• Restore
• Revile
• Theft
• Torn

Commentaries on Exodus 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings