Exodus 22:23

Exodus 22:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
• New International Version (NIV)If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry,
• New King James Version (NKJV)If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry;

Context of Exodus 22:23

21And a sojourner shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him: for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt. 22Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. If thou afflict them at all, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; 24and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. 25If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest.

Exodus 22:23 word by word

אִם־עַנֵּ֥ה תְעַנֶּ֖ה אֹת֑וֹ כִּ֣י אִם־צָעֹ֤ק יִצְעַק֙ אֵלַ֔י שָׁמֹ֥עַ אֶשְׁמַ֖ע צַעֲקָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Exodus 22:23

• Deuteronomy 15:9Beware that there be not a base thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto Jehovah against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
• Deuteronomy 24:15in his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it (for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it); lest he cry against thee unto Jehovah, and it be sin unto thee.
• Job 31:38If my land crieth out against me, And the furrows thereof weep together;
• Job 35:9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
• Luke 18:7And shall not God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and yet he is longsuffering over them?
• Job 34:28So that they caused the cry of the poor to come unto him, And he heard the cry of the afflicted.
• Psalms 10:17Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;
• Psalms 18:6In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry before him came into his ears.
• Psalms 140:12I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.
• Psalms 145:19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him; He also will hear their cry and will save them.
• Psalms 146:7Who executeth justice for the oppressed; Who giveth food to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;
• Proverbs 22:22Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
• Proverbs 23:10Remove not the ancient landmark; And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
• James 5:4Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

Commentaries on Exodus 22:23

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-23The widow, the orphan, and the foreigner were in a helpless and economically disadvantaged position. God, by his protective stance toward these persons, demonstrated that he does not value people on the basis of their power or wealth, the standards accepted by most humans. Instead, God values people because they share his (Genesis 1:27).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 22:23

• Children
• Oppression
• Orphan
• Prayer
• Widow

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• Revile
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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