Exodus 22:23
And I will be very angry, and will slay you with the sword, and your wives shall be widows and your children orphans.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:9Take heed to thyself that there be not a secret thing in thy heart, an iniquity, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, draws nigh; and thine eye shall be evil to thy brother that is in want, and thou shalt not give to him, and he shall cry against thee to the Lord, and there shall be great sin in thee.
Job 31:38If at any time the land groaned against me, 1 And if its furrows mourned together; 1
Job 35:9They that are oppressed of a multitude will be ready to cry out; 1 They will call for help because of the arm of many. 1
Psalms 18:6In the sun he has set his tabernacle; 1 And he comes forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber: 1 He will exult as a giant to run his course. 1
Proverbs 22:22Do no violence to the poor, for he is needy: 1 Neither dishonor the helpless man in the gates. 1
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 →