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

22“Never take advantage of any widow or orphan. 23If you do and they cry out to me, you can be sure that I will hear their cry. I 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. 26If you take any of your neighbor’s clothes as collateral, give it back to him by 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 31:23“A disaster from God terrifies me. In the presence of his majesty I can do nothing.
• Psalms 69:24Pour your rage on them. Let your burning anger catch up with them.
• Psalms 76:7You alone must be feared! Who can stand in your presence when you become angry?
• Psalms 90:11Who fully understands the power of your anger? A person fears you more when he better understands your fury.
• Nahum 1:6Who can stand in the presence of his rage? Who can oppose his burning anger? He pours out his rage like fire and smashes the rocky cliffs.
• Romans 2:5Since you are stubborn and don’t want to change the way you think and act, you are adding to the anger that God will have against you on that day when God vents his anger. At that time God will reveal that his decisions are fair.
• Hebrews 10:31Falling into the hands of the living God is a terrifying thing.
• Job 27:13This is what God has waiting for the wicked person, the inheritance that tyrants receive from the Almighty:
• Psalms 78:63Fire consumed his best young men, so his virgins heard no wedding songs.
• Psalms 109:9“Let his children become fatherless and his wife a widow.
• Jeremiah 15:8Their widows will be more numerous than the grains of sand on the seashore. At noontime I will send a destroyer against the mothers of young men. I will suddenly bring anguish and terror to them.
• Jeremiah 18:21Now, hand their children over to famine. Pour out their ⌞blood⌟ by using your sword. Then their wives will become childless widows. Their husbands will be put to death. Their young men will be struck down in battle.
• Lamentations 5:3We are orphans without a father. Our mothers are like widows.
• Luke 6:38Give, and you will receive. A large quantity, pressed together, shaken down, and running over will be put into your pocket. The standards you use for others will be applied to you.”

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