New American Standard Bible 2020
Exodus 22:23
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 shall not oppress a stranger nor torment him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22You shall not oppress any widow or orphan. If you oppress him at all, and if he does cry out to Me, I will assuredly hear his cry; 24and My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless. 25“If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, you are not to act as a creditor to him; you shall 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
Cross-references for Exodus 22:23
- Deuteronomy 15:9Be careful that there is no mean-spirited thought in your heart, such as, ‘The seventh year, the year of release of debts, is near,’ and your eye is malicious toward your poor brother, and you give him nothing; then he may cry out to the Lord against you, and it will be a sin in you.
- Deuteronomy 24:15You shall give him his wages on his day before the sun sets--for he is poor and sets his heart on it--so that he does not cry out against you to the Lord, and it becomes a sin in you.
- Job 31:38“If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together;
- Job 35:9“Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help because of the arm of the mighty.
- Luke 18:7now, will God not bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night, and will He delay long for them?
- Job 34:28So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him, And that He would hear the cry of the afflicted--
- Psalms 10:17Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their heart, You will make Your ear attentive
- Psalms 18:6In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry for help before Him came into His ears.
- Psalms 140:12I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the poor.
- Psalms 145:19He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He will also hear their cry for help and save them.
- Psalms 146:7Who executes justice for the oppressed; Who gives food to the hungry. The Lord frees the prisoners.
- Proverbs 22:22Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Nor crush the needy at the gate;
- Proverbs 23:10Do not move the ancient boundary Or go into the fields of the fatherless,
- James 5:4Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the outcry of those who did the harvesting 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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