Christian Standard Bible
Exodus 22:23
23If you do mistreat them, they will no doubt cry to me, and I will certainly hear their cry.
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
21“You must not exploit a resident alien or oppress him, since you were resident aliens in the land of Egypt. 22“You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. If you do mistreat them, they will no doubt cry to me, and I will certainly hear their cry. 24My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will be widows and your children fatherless. 25“If you lend silver to my people, to the poor person among you, you must not be like a creditor to him; you must not charge him interest.
Read all of Exodus 22Exodus 22:23 word by word
אִם־עַנֵּ֥ה תְעַנֶּ֖ה אֹת֑וֹ כִּ֣י אִם־צָעֹ֤ק יִצְעַק֙ אֵלַ֔י שָׁמֹ֥עַ אֶשְׁמַ֖ע צַעֲקָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Exodus 22:23
- Deuteronomy 15:9Be careful that there isn’t this wicked thought in your heart, ‘The seventh year, the year of canceling debts, is near,’ and you are stingy toward your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty.
- Deuteronomy 24:15You are to pay him his wages each day before the sun sets, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be held guilty.
- Job 31:38If my land cries out against me and its furrows join in weeping,
- Job 35:9People cry out because of severe oppression; they shout for help because of the power of the mighty.
- Luke 18:7Will not God grant justice to his elect who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay helping them?
- Job 34:28but caused the poor to cry out to him, and he heard the outcry of the needy.
- Psalms 10:17Lord, you have heard the desire of the humble; you will strengthen their hearts. You will listen carefully,
- Psalms 18:6I called to the Lord in my distress, and I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.
- Psalms 140:12I know that the Lord upholds the just cause of the poor, justice for the needy.
- Psalms 145:19He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry for help and saves them.
- Psalms 146:7executing justice for the exploited and giving food to the hungry. The Lord frees prisoners.
- Proverbs 22:22Don’t rob a poor person because he is poor, and don’t crush the oppressed at the city gate,
- Proverbs 23:10Don’t move an ancient boundary marker, and don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
- James 5:4Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers who mowed your fields cries out, and the outcry of the harvesters has reached the ears of the Lord of Armies.
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
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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
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