the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9
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Exodus 22:22
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Do not mistreat widows or orphans.
If you do abuse them in any way, and they cry to me, I will certainly heed their cry.
Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.
"You must never do anything bad to women whose husbands are dead or to orphans.
You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.
Do no wrong to a widow, or to a child whose father is dead.
Ye shall trouble no wydowe nor fatherlesse chylde.
You shall not harm any widow or orphan.
Do not mistreat any widow or orphan.
"You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child.
If thou afflict them in any wise--for if they cry at all unto Me, I will surely hear their cry--
"You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.
"You shall not oppress any widow or orphan.
Yee shall not afflict any widow, or fatherlesse child.
"You shall not harm or oppress any widow or fatherless child.
Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
"You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child.
"‘You will not afflict any widow or orphan.
You shall not afflict an orphan or a widow.
"Do not cheat a widow or an orphan.
"You must not afflict any widow or orphan.
"Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless.
"You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.
Ye schulen not anoye a widewe, and a fadirles ethir modirles child.
`Any widow or orphan ye do not afflict;
You shall not abuse any widow or orphan.
Neither widow nor fatherless, shalt thou humiliate:
You shall not hurt a widow or an orphan.
You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.
You shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Ye shall truble no wyddowe ner fatherlesse childe.
"Don't mistreat widows or orphans. If you do and they cry out to me, you can be sure I'll take them most seriously; I'll show my anger and come raging among you with the sword, and your wives will end up widows and your children orphans.
You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.
Ye shall hurt no widow or orphan.
Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Ye shall not trouble any widowe, nor fatherlesse childe.
"Do not take advantage of a widow or an orphan.
"You must not exploit a widow or an orphan.
Do not bring trouble to any woman whose husband has died or any child whose parents have died.
"You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Deuteronomy 10:18, Deuteronomy 24:17, Deuteronomy 27:19, Psalms 94:6, Psalms 94:7, Isaiah 1:17, Isaiah 1:23, Isaiah 10:2, Ezekiel 22:7, Zechariah 7:10, James 1:27
Reciprocal: Exodus 2:23 - cry Job 6:27 - the fatherless Job 29:12 - the fatherless Job 36:6 - poor Psalms 109:31 - to save Proverbs 23:11 - General Isaiah 5:7 - he looked Hosea 14:3 - for Matthew 23:14 - for ye James 5:4 - the cries
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child. Who have no friends, husband, or father to be on their side and protect them, and are weak and helpless to defend themselves, and therefore it must be barbarous to do them any injury, either to their persons or property; no one ought to be afflicted and distressed by another, either in body or mind, or substance, and especially such as have no helper, not any to assist them and sympathize with them; for this is a law for every man, as Jarchi observes, is binding upon all; only the Scripture speaks of these, because of their weakness, and because they are more frequently afflicted than others, cruel and unmerciful men taking the advantage of their inability to defend themselves.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Afflict - A word including all cold and contemptuous treatment. See Deuteronomy 10:18. Contrast the blessing, Deuteronomy 14:29.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Exodus 22:22. Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. — It is remarkable that offences against this law are not left to the discretion of the judges to be punished; God reserves the punishment to himself, and by this he strongly shows his abhorrence of the crime. It is no common crime, and shall not be punished in a common way; the wrath of God shall wax hot against him who in any wise afflicts or wrongs a widow or a fatherless child: and we may rest assured that he who helps either does a service highly acceptable in the sight of God.