Exodus 22:23
If thou afflict him in any way, if he cry at all unto me, I will certainly hear his cry;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
In Context
22Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:9Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry against thee to Jehovah, and it be sin in thee.
Job 31:38If my land cry out against me, and its furrows weep together;
Job 35:9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry; they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty:
Psalms 18:6In my distress I called upon Jehovah, and I cried out to my God; he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, into his ears.
Psalms 145:19He fulfilleth the desire of them that fear him; he heareth their cry, and saveth them.
Proverbs 22:22Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;
Matthew Henry on Exodus 22:17-25
16 And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. 18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. 19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. 20 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed. 21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22… Read the whole commentary →