Exodus 22:23 KJV

Exodus · chapter 22 · verse 23 · King James Version

If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;Exodus 22:23 · King James Version

Exodus 22:23 in context

21Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

22Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

23If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

24And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

25If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

afflictʻânâhto depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitiveH6031 →
surelyshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
crytsâʻaqto shriekH6817 →