Exodus 22:23
if thou dost really afflict him, surely if he at all cry unto Me, I certainly hear his cry;
Young's Literal 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
22'Any widow or orphan ye do not afflict;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:9'Take heed to thee lest there be a word in thy heart — worthless, saying, Near [is] the seventh year, the year of release; and thine eye is evil against thy needy brother, and thou dost not give to him, and he hath called concerning thee unto Jehovah, and it hath been in thee sin;
Job 31:38If against me my land doth cry out, 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 mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I cry. He heareth from His temple my voice, And My cry before Him cometh into His ears.
Psalms 145:19The desire of those fearing Him He doth, And their cry He heareth, and saveth them.
Proverbs 22:22Rob not the poor because he [is] poor, And bruise not 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 →