Exodus 22:23
if you really afflict him, surely if he cries to Me at all, I certainly hear his cry;
Literal Standard Version
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
22You do not afflict any widow or orphan;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:9Take heed to yourself lest there be a worthless word in your heart, saying, The seventh year [is] near, the year of release; and your eye is evil against your needy brother, and you do not give to him, and he has called to YHWH concerning you, and it has been sin in you;
Job 31:38If my land cries out against me, || And together its furrows weep,
Job 35:9Because of the multitude of oppressions || They cause to cry out, || They cry because of the arm of the mighty.
Psalms 18:6In my adversity I call YHWH, || And I cry to my God. He hears my voice from His temple, || And My cry comes into His ears before Him.
Psalms 145:19He does the desire of those fearing Him, || And He hears their cry, and saves them.
Proverbs 22:22Do not rob the poor because he [is] poor, || And do not bruise 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 →