God’s Word Translation
Exodus 23:22
22But if you will listen to him and do everything I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an opponent to your opponents.
Exodus 23:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.
- New International Version (NIV)If you listen carefully to what he says and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"But if you carefully obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But if you indeed obey His voice and do all that I speak, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.
Context of Exodus 23:22
20“I’m going to send a Messenger in front of you to protect you on your trip and bring you to the place I have prepared. 21Pay attention to him, and listen to him. Don’t defy him, because he will not forgive your disobedience. He is acting on my authority. But if you will listen to him and do everything I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an opponent to your opponents. 23“My Messenger will go ahead of you and will bring you to ⌞the land of⌟ the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites. I will wipe them out. 24Never worship or serve their gods or follow their practices. Instead, you must destroy their gods and crush their sacred stones.
Read all of Exodus 23Exodus 23:22 word by word
כִּ֣י אִם־שָׁמֹ֤עַ תִּשְׁמַע֙ בְּקֹל֔וֹ וְעָשִׂ֕יתָ כֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲדַבֵּ֑ר וְאָֽיַבְתִּי֙ אֶת־אֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ וְצַרְתִּ֖י אֶת־צֹרְרֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- But if thou shalt indeedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
- his voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
- and doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- all that I speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- then I will be an enemyאָיַב'âyab · be hostileH340
- unto thine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
- and an adversaryצָרַרtsârar · to vexH6887
- unto thine adversariesצוּרtsûr · to provokeH6696
Cross-references for Exodus 23:22
- Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you, I will curse. Through you every family on earth will be blessed.”
- Numbers 24:9His people lie down ⌞and⌟ rest like a lion. They are like a lioness. Who dares to disturb them? Those who bless you will be blessed! Those who curse you will be cursed!”
- Deuteronomy 30:7Then the Lord your God will put all these curses on your enemies, those who hate you and persecute you.
- Jeremiah 30:20Their children will be like they were long ago. Their community will be established in my presence, and I will punish everyone who oppresses them.
- Zechariah 2:8This is what the Lord of Armies says: Afterwards, the Glory sent me to the nations who looted you. Whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye.
- Acts 9:4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?”
Commentaries on Exodus 23:22
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22The rendering in the margin is better. Cf. Deuteronomy 20:4.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-33Verses 20-33 It is here promised that they should be guided and kept in their way through the wilderness to the land of promise, Behold, I send an angel before thee, mine angel. The precept joined with this promise is, that they be obedient to this angel whom God would send before them. Christ is the Angel of Jehovah; this is plainly taught by St. Paul, 1Co 10:9. They should have a comfortable settlement in the land of Canaan. How reasonable are the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-23an angel: Probably "the angel of the LORD," often representing God himself (see 3:2).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2520-25. Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way--The communication of these laws, made to Moses and by him rehearsed to the people, was concluded by the addition of many animating promises, intermingled with several solemn warnings that lapses into sin and idolatry would not be tolerated or passed with impunity.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 23
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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