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Deuteronomy 27:19
19‘The one who denies justice to a resident alien, a fatherless child, or a widow is cursed.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
Deuteronomy 27:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- New International Version (NIV)“Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
- English Standard Version (ESV)"'Cursed be anyone who perverts the justice due to the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘Cursed is the one who perverts the justice due the stranger, the fatherless, and widow.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’
Context of Deuteronomy 27:19
17‘The one who moves his neighbor’s boundary marker is cursed.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ 18‘The one who leads a blind person astray on the road is cursed.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ ‘The one who denies justice to a resident alien, a fatherless child, or a widow is cursed.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ 20‘The one who sleeps with his father’s wife is cursed, for he has violated his father’s marriage bed.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ 21‘The one who has sexual intercourse with any animal is cursed.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
Read all of Deuteronomy 27Deuteronomy 27:19 word by word
אָר֗וּר מַטֶּ֛ה מִשְׁפַּ֥ט גֵּר־יָת֖וֹם וְאַלְמָנָ֑ה וְאָמַ֥ר כָּל־הָעָ֖ם אָמֵֽן׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Cursedאָרַר'ârar · to curseH779
- he that pervertethנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
- the judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
- of the strangerגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
- fatherlessיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490
- and widowאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
- And all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- shall sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Amenאָמֵן'âmên · amenH543
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 27:19
- Deuteronomy 10:18He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the resident alien, giving him food and clothing.
- Deuteronomy 24:17Do not deny justice to a resident alien or fatherless child, and do not take a widow’s garment as security.
- Exodus 22:21“You must not exploit a resident alien or oppress him, since you were resident aliens in the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 23:2“You must not follow a crowd in wrongdoing. Do not testify in a lawsuit and go along with a crowd to pervert justice.
- Psalms 82:2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked?Selah
- Proverbs 17:23A wicked person secretly takes a bribe to subvert the course of justice.
- Proverbs 31:5Otherwise, he will drink, forget what is decreed, and pervert justice for all the oppressed.
- Micah 3:9Listen to this, leaders of the house of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice and pervert everything that is right,
- Malachi 3:5“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the hired worker, the widow, and the fatherless; and against those who deny justice to the resident alien. They do not fear me,” says the Lord of Armies.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 27:19
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11-26Verses 11-26 Compare Joshua 8:32-35. The solemnity was apparently designed only for the single occasion on which it actually took place. Deuteronomy 27:12, Deuteronomy 27:13 The tribes appointed to stand on Gerizim to bless the people all sprang from the two wives of Jacob, Leah and Rachel. All the four tribes which sprang from the handmaids Zilpah and Bilhah are located on Ebal. But in order, as it would seem, to effect an equal division, two tribes are…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-26Verses 11-26 The six tribes appointed for blessing, were all children of the free women, for to such the promise belongs, Ga 4:31. Levi is here among the rest. Ministers should apply to themselves the blessing and curse they preach to others, and by faith set their own Amen to it. And they must not only allure people to their duty with the promises of a blessing, but awe them with the threatenings of a curse, by declaring that a curse would be upon those…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19It would be easy to put foreigners, orphans, and widows at a legal disadvantage or to deny them justice altogether (see 10:18; 24:17).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 27
- 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
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