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Exodus 22:23
23If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly 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;
- 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;
- New Living Translation (NLT)If you exploit them in any way and they cry out to me, then I will certainly hear their cry.
Context of Exodus 22:23
21“Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt. 22“Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless. If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry. 24My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless. 25“If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; 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 15:9Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: “The seventh year, the year for canceling debts, is near,” so that you do not show ill will toward the needy among your fellow Israelites and give them nothing. They may then appeal to the Lord against you, and you will be found guilty of sin.
- Deuteronomy 24:15Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and are counting on it. Otherwise they may cry to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
- Job 31:38“if my land cries out against me and all its furrows are wet with tears,
- Job 35:9“People cry out under a load of oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the powerful.
- Luke 18:7And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
- Job 34:28They caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he heard the cry of the needy.
- Psalms 10:17You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
- Psalms 18:6In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.
- Psalms 140:12I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.
- Psalms 145:19He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
- Psalms 146:7He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free,
- Proverbs 22:22Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,
- Proverbs 23:10Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
- James 5:4Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.
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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