Exodus 22:23

In 11 translations

BSB

If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.

KJV

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

WEB

If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;

ASV

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

LSV

if you really afflict him, surely if he cries to Me at all, I certainly hear his cry;

YLT

if thou dost really afflict him, surely if he at all cry unto Me, I certainly hear his cry;

DBY

If thou afflict him in any way, if he cry at all unto me, I will certainly hear his cry;

DRC

If you hurt them they will cry out to me, and I will hear their cry:

GNV

If thou vexe or trouble such, and so he call and cry vnto me, I will surely heare his cry.

JPS22:22

If thou afflict them in any wise — for if they cry at all unto Me, I will surely hear their cry —

LXXE22:22

And if ye should afflict them by ill-treatment, and they should cry aloud to me, I will surely hear their voice.

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Original-language editions

WLC22:22

אִם־עַנֵּ֥ה תְעַנֶּ֖ה אֹת֑וֹ כִּ֣י אִם־צָעֹ֤ק יִצְעַק֙ אֵלַ֔י שָׁמֹ֥עַ אֶשְׁמַ֖ע צַעֲקָתֽוֹ׃KJV:Exod.22.23

LXX-Br22:22

Ἐὰν δὲ κακίᾳ κακώσητε αὐτοὺς, καὶ κεκράξαντες καταβοήσωσι πρός με, ἀκοῇ εἰσακούσομαι τῆς φωνῆς αὐτῶν,

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Cross-references most cited first

• Luke 18:7Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?
• Job 34:28They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.
• Psalms 18:6In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
• Psalms 10:17–18You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear, to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
• Deuteronomy 15:9Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD…
• James 5:4Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
• Job 35:9Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.
• Psalms 146:7–9He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free, the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous. The…
• Psalms 145:19He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
• Psalms 140:12I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
• Proverbs 22:22–23Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate, for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.
• Deuteronomy 24:15You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
• Job 31:38–39if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together, if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,
• Proverbs 23:10–11Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless, for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.

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