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Exodus 22:21–24

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21“aYou shall not mistreat a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

22“aYou shall not afflict any widow or orphan.

23“And if you indeed afflict him, and aif he earnestly cries out to Me, bI will surely hear his cry;

24and My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, aand your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.

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Cross references

  1. aEx 23:9; Lev 19:33, 34; 25:35; Deut 1:16; 10:19; 27:19; Zech 7:10
  2. aDeut 24:17, 18; Prov 23:10, 11; Jer 7:6, 7
  3. aDeut 15:9; Job 35:9; Luke 18:7
  4. bDeut 10:18; Job 34:28; Ps 10:14, 17, 18; 18:6; 68:5; James 5:4
  5. aPs 109:2, 9

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry, and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt.

“Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless. If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry. My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“You must not exploit a resident alien or oppress him, since you were resident aliens in the land of Egypt.

“You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. If you do mistreat them, they will no doubt cry to me, and I will certainly hear their cry. My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will be widows and your children fatherless.

NLTNew Living Translation

“You must not mistreat or oppress foreigners in any way. Remember, you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.

“You must not exploit a widow or an orphan. If you exploit them in any way and they cry out to me, then I will certainly hear their cry. My anger will blaze against you, and I will kill you with the sword. Then your wives will be widows and your children fatherless.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“ ‘You will not mistreat an alien, and you will not oppress him, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

“ ‘You will not afflict any widow or orphan. If you indeed afflict him, yes, if he cries out at all to me, I will certainly hear his cry of distress. And I will become angry, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will be widows and your children orphans.

KJV 1900King James Version

Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.