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the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Exodus 22:23
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Hebrew Names Version
If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;
If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;
King James Version
If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
Lexham English Bible
If you indeed afflict him, yes, if he cries out at all to me, I will certainly hear his cry of distress.
If you indeed afflict him, yes, if he cries out at all to me, I will certainly hear his cry of distress.
New Century Version
If you do, and they cry out to me for help, I certainly will hear their cry.
If you do, and they cry out to me for help, I certainly will hear their cry.
New English Translation
If you afflict them in any way and they cry to me, I will surely hear their cry,
If you afflict them in any way and they cry to me, I will surely hear their cry,
Amplified Bible
"If you harm or oppress them in any way, and they cry at all to Me [for help], I will most certainly hear their cry;
"If you harm or oppress them in any way, and they cry at all to Me [for help], I will most certainly hear their cry;
New American Standard Bible
"If you oppress him at all, and if he does cry out to Me, I will assuredly hear his cry;
"If you oppress him at all, and if he does cry out to Me, I will assuredly hear his cry;
Geneva Bible (1587)
If thou vexe or trouble such, and so he call and cry vnto me, I will surely heare his cry.
If thou vexe or trouble such, and so he call and cry vnto me, I will surely heare his cry.
Legacy Standard Bible
And if you indeed afflict him, and if he earnestly cries out to Me, I will surely hear his cry;
And if you indeed afflict him, and if he earnestly cries out to Me, I will surely hear his cry;
Contemporary English Version
If you do, they will beg for my help, and I will come to their rescue.
If you do, they will beg for my help, and I will come to their rescue.
Complete Jewish Bible
My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword — your own wives will be widows and your own children fatherless.
My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword — your own wives will be widows and your own children fatherless.
Darby Translation
If thou afflict him in any way, if he cry at all unto me, I will certainly hear his cry;
If thou afflict him in any way, if he cry at all unto me, I will certainly hear his cry;
Easy-to-Read Version
If you do anything wrong to these widows or orphans, I will know it. I will hear about their suffering.
If you do anything wrong to these widows or orphans, I will know it. I will hear about their suffering.
English Standard Version
If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry,
If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry,
George Lamsa Translation
If you harm them, and they pray before me, I will surely hear their prayer;
If you harm them, and they pray before me, I will surely hear their prayer;
Good News Translation
If you do, I, the Lord , will answer them when they cry out to me for help,
If you do, I, the Lord , will answer them when they cry out to me for help,
Christian Standard Bible®
If you do mistreat them, they will no doubt cry to me, and I will certainly hear their cry.
If you do mistreat them, they will no doubt cry to me, and I will certainly hear their cry.
Literal Translation
If you afflict him, if he at all cries to Me, hearing I will hear his cry,
If you afflict him, if he at all cries to Me, hearing I will hear his cry,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yf thou shalt trouble them, they shall crie vnto me, and I shall heare their crye:
Yf thou shalt trouble them, they shall crie vnto me, and I shall heare their crye:
American Standard Version
If thou afflict them at all, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
If thou afflict them at all, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
Bible in Basic English
If you are cruel to them in any way, and their cry comes up to me, I will certainly give ear;
If you are cruel to them in any way, and their cry comes up to me, I will certainly give ear;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
If ye shall euyll entreate them, and they crye out vnto me, I wyll surelye heare theyr crye.
If ye shall euyll entreate them, and they crye out vnto me, I wyll surelye heare theyr crye.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
My wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
My wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
King James Version (1611)
If thou afflict them in any wise, and they crie at all vnto mee, I will surely heare their crie.
If thou afflict them in any wise, and they crie at all vnto mee, I will surely heare their crie.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And if ye should afflict them by ill-treatment, and they should cry aloud to me, I will surely hear their voice.
And if ye should afflict them by ill-treatment, and they should cry aloud to me, I will surely hear their voice.
English Revised Version
If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
Berean Standard Bible
If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.
If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
If ye hirten hem, thei schulen crye to me, and Y schal here the cry of hem,
If ye hirten hem, thei schulen crye to me, and Y schal here the cry of hem,
Young's Literal Translation
if thou dost really afflict him, surely if he at all cry unto Me, I certainly hear his cry;
if thou dost really afflict him, surely if he at all cry unto Me, I certainly hear his cry;
Update Bible Version
If you afflict him at all, and he cries at all to me, I will surely hear his cry;
If you afflict him at all, and he cries at all to me, I will surely hear his cry;
Webster's Bible Translation
If thou shalt afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry:
If thou shalt afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry:
World English Bible
If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;
If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;
New King James Version
If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry;
If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry;
New Living Translation
If you exploit them in any way and they cry out to me, then I will certainly hear their cry.
If you exploit them in any way and they cry out to me, then I will certainly hear their cry.
New Life Bible
If you bring them trouble, and they cry out to Me, for sure I will hear their cry.
If you bring them trouble, and they cry out to Me, for sure I will hear their cry.
New Revised Standard
If you do abuse them, when they cry out to me, I will surely heed their cry;
If you do abuse them, when they cry out to me, I will surely heed their cry;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
if thou, do humiliate, him, when he in anywise crieth out unto me, I will, surely hear, his outcry:
if thou, do humiliate, him, when he in anywise crieth out unto me, I will, surely hear, his outcry:
Douay-Rheims Bible
If you hurt them, they will cry out to me, and I will hear their cry:
If you hurt them, they will cry out to me, and I will hear their cry:
Revised Standard Version
If you do afflict them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry;
If you do afflict them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"If you afflict him at all, and if he does cry out to Me, I will surely hear his cry;
"If you afflict him at all, and if he does cry out to Me, I will surely hear his cry;
Contextual Overview
16"If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to be married and sleeps with her, he must pay the marriage price and marry her. If her father absolutely refuses to give her away, the man must still pay the marriage price for virgins. 18 "Don't let a sorceress live. 19 "Anyone who has sex with an animal gets the death penalty. 20 "Anyone who sacrifices to a god other than God alone must be put to death. 21 "Don't abuse or take advantage of strangers; you, remember, were once strangers in Egypt. 22"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.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
they cry at all: Deuteronomy 15:9, Deuteronomy 24:15, Job 31:38, Job 31:39, Job 35:9, Luke 18:7
I will surely: Job 34:28, Psalms 10:17, Psalms 10:18, Psalms 18:6, Psalms 140:12, Psalms 145:19, Psalms 146:7-9, Proverbs 22:22, Proverbs 22:23, Proverbs 23:10, Proverbs 23:11, James 5:4
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:17 - heard Exodus 3:7 - I have Exodus 3:8 - Canaanites
Cross-References
Genesis 24:15
It so happened that the words were barely out of his mouth when Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel whose mother was Milcah the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with a water jug on her shoulder. The girl was stunningly beautiful, a pure virgin. She went down to the spring, filled her jug, and came back up. The servant ran to meet her and said, "Please, can I have a sip of water from your jug?"
It so happened that the words were barely out of his mouth when Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel whose mother was Milcah the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with a water jug on her shoulder. The girl was stunningly beautiful, a pure virgin. She went down to the spring, filled her jug, and came back up. The servant ran to meet her and said, "Please, can I have a sip of water from your jug?"
Genesis 24:24
She said, "I'm the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah and Nahor. And there's plenty of room in our house for you to stay—and lots of straw and feed besides."
She said, "I'm the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah and Nahor. And there's plenty of room in our house for you to stay—and lots of straw and feed besides."
Genesis 28:5
So Isaac sent Jacob off. He went to Paddan Aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.
So Isaac sent Jacob off. He went to Paddan Aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.
Romans 9:10
And that's not the only time. To Rebecca, also, a promise was made that took priority over genetics. When she became pregnant by our one-of-a-kind ancestor, Isaac, and her babies were still innocent in the womb—incapable of good or bad—she received a special assurance from God. What God did in this case made it perfectly plain that his purpose is not a hit-or-miss thing dependent on what we do or don't do, but a sure thing determined by his decision, flowing steadily from his initiative. God told Rebecca, "The firstborn of your twins will take second place." Later that was turned into a stark epigram: "I loved Jacob; I hated Esau."
And that's not the only time. To Rebecca, also, a promise was made that took priority over genetics. When she became pregnant by our one-of-a-kind ancestor, Isaac, and her babies were still innocent in the womb—incapable of good or bad—she received a special assurance from God. What God did in this case made it perfectly plain that his purpose is not a hit-or-miss thing dependent on what we do or don't do, but a sure thing determined by his decision, flowing steadily from his initiative. God told Rebecca, "The firstborn of your twins will take second place." Later that was turned into a stark epigram: "I loved Jacob; I hated Esau."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
If thou afflict them in any wise,..... In any way, or by any means whatever; their minds, by reproaches, censures, insults, and their bodies by stripes, false imprisonment, c. and in their substance, by withholding from them what belongs to them, taking what they have, or cheating and defrauding them in any respect or, "in afflicting afflict them" e; afflict them much, and continue to do so:
and they cry at all unto me; in prayer, as the Targum of Jonathan; or, "in crying cry" f; cry vehemently, or importunately, and with constancy, or rather, cry ever so little:
I will surely hear their cry; the voice of their prayer, as the same Targum; or, "in hearing I will hear" g; will certainly take notice of their cries, and return an answer to them, by appearing on their side, and avenging their injuries; for God is the Father of the fatherless, and the husband of the widow, and the Judge of them both: the manner of speaking or form of expression is the same in all these clauses, the words being doubled.
e ענה תענה "affligendo afflixeris", Pagninus, Piscator, Ainsworth, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius. f צעק יצעק "clamando clamaverit", Pagninus, Montanus, Piscator, Ainsworth. g שמע אשמע "audiendo audiam", Pagninus, Montanus, Piscator, Ainsworth.
