Exodus 22:22
If thou cause them pain in any way, and they cry at all unto Me, I will surely hear their cry;
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
In Context
21Ye shall not cause pain to any almanah, or yatom.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:18He doth execute the mishpat for the yatom and almanah, and loveth the ger, in giving him lechem and simlah (clothing).
Deuteronomy 24:17Thou shalt not pervert the mishpat due the ger, nor of the yatom; nor take an almanahʼs raiment to pledge;
Job 34:28So that they caused the cry of the poor to come unto Him, 1 and He heareth the cry of the aniyim. 1
Psalms 34:7The oni (poor man) cried, and Hashem heard him, 1 and saved him out of all his tzoros. 1
Proverbs 22:23For Hashem will plead their cause, 1 and plunder the nefesh of those that plundered them. 1
Isaiah 1:23Thy sarim (princes) are rebellious, 1 and companions of ganavim: 1 every one loveth bribes, 1 and followeth after rewards: 1 they give no justice to the fatherless, 1 neither doth the cause of the almanah come unto them. 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 →