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“You must not afflict any widow or orphan. 23If you afflict them in any way and they cry to me, I will surely hear their cry, and my anger will burn and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will be widows and your children will be fatherless. 25“If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest. 26If you do take the garment of your neighbor in pledge, you must return it to him by the time the sun goes down,

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 31:23For the calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his majesty I was powerless.
• Psalms 69:24Pour out your judgment on them! May your raging anger overtake them!
• Psalms 76:7You are awesome! Yes, you! Who can withstand your intense anger?
• Psalms 90:11Who can really fathom the intensity of your anger? Your raging fury causes people to fear you.
• Nahum 1:6No one can withstand his indignation! No one can resist his fierce anger! His wrath is poured out like volcanic fire, boulders are broken up as he approaches.
• Romans 2:5But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourselves in the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is revealed!
• Hebrews 10:31It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
• Job 27:13This is the portion of the wicked man allotted by God, the inheritance that evildoers receive from the Almighty.
• Psalms 78:63Fire consumed their young men, and their virgins remained unmarried.
• Psalms 109:9May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow!
• Jeremiah 15:8Their widows will become in my sight more numerous than the grains of sand on the seashores. At noontime I will bring a destroyer against the mothers of their young men. I will cause anguish and terror to fall suddenly upon them.
• Jeremiah 18:21So let their children die of starvation. Let them be cut down by the sword. Let their wives lose their husbands and children. Let the older men die of disease and the younger men die by the sword in battle.
• Lamentations 5:3We have become fatherless orphans; our mothers have become widows.
• Luke 6:38Give, and it will be given to you: A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use will be the measure you receive.”

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