God’s Word Translation
Exodus 22:23
23If you do and they cry out to me, you can be sure that I will 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“Never mistreat or oppress foreigners, because you were foreigners living in Egypt. 22“Never take advantage of any widow or orphan. If you do and they cry out to me, you can be sure that I will hear their cry. 24I will become angry and have you killed in combat. Then your wives and children will become widows and orphans. 25“If you lend money to my people—to any poor person among you—never act like a moneylender. Charge no 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 15:9When the seventh year—the year when payments on debts are canceled—is near, you might be stingy toward poor Israelites and give them nothing. Be careful not to think these worthless thoughts. The poor will complain to the Lord about you, and you will be condemned for your sin.
- Deuteronomy 24:15Pay them each day before sunset because they are poor and need their pay. Otherwise, they will complain to the Lord about you, and you will be condemned for your sin.
- Job 31:38“If my land has cried out against me, and its furrows have wept….
- Job 35:9The weight of oppression makes them cry out. The power of mighty people makes them call for help.
- Luke 18:7Won’t God give his chosen people justice when they cry out to him for help day and night? Is he slow to help them?
- Job 34:28They forced the poor to cry out to him, and he hears the cry of those who suffer.
- Psalms 10:17You have heard the desire of oppressed people, O Lord. You encourage them. You pay close attention to them
- Psalms 18:6I called on the Lord in my distress. I cried to my God for help. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help reached his ears.
- Psalms 140:12I know that the Lord will defend the rights of those who are oppressed and the cause of those who are needy.
- Psalms 145:19He fills the needs of those who fear him. He hears their cries for help and saves them.
- Psalms 146:7He brings about justice for those who are oppressed. He gives food to those who are hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free.
- Proverbs 22:22Do not rob the poor because they are poor or trample on the rights of an oppressed person at the city gate,
- Proverbs 23:10Do not move an ancient boundary marker or enter fields that belong to orphans,
- James 5:4The wages you refused to pay the people who harvested your fields shout ⌞to God⌟ against you. The Lord of Armies has heard the cries of those who gather the crops.
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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