Exodus 22:23
If you afflict them at all, and if they call out to me, I will surely hear their call.
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:9Be careful not to have a wicked thought in your heart, saying, 'The seventh year, the year of release, is near,' so that you will not be stingy in regard to your poor brother and give him nothing; he might cry out to Yahweh about you, and it would be sin for you.
Job 31:38If my land ever cries out against me, 1 and its furrows weep together, 1
Job 35:9Because of many acts of oppression, people cry out; 1 they call for help from the arms of mighty men. 1
Psalms 18:6In my distress I called to Yahweh; I called for help to my God. He heard my voice from his temple; 1 my call for help went into his presence; it went into his ears. 1
Psalms 145:19He fulfills the desire of those who honor him; 1 he hears their cry and saves them. 1
Proverbs 22:22Do not rob the poor because he is poor, 1 or crush the needy at the gate, 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 →