so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted—
Exodus 22:23 - Revised Standard Version If you do afflict them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry; Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If you afflict them in any way and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry; American Standard Version (1901) If thou afflict them at all, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; Common English Bible If you do treat them badly and they cry out to me, you can be sure that I’ll hear their cry. Catholic Public Domain Version If you hurt them, they will cry out to me, and I will hear their cry. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If you hurt them they will cry out to me, and I will hear their cry: |
so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted—
“Because of the multitude of oppressions people cry out; they call for help because of the arm of the mighty.
Thou dost see; yea, thou dost note trouble and vexation, that thou mayst take it into thy hands; the hapless commits himself to thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
I know that the Lord maintains the cause of the afflicted, and executes justice for the needy.
He fulfils the desire of all who fear him, he also hears their cry, and saves them.
In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.
Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.
for that is his only covering, it is his mantle for his body; in what else shall he sleep? And if he cries to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
And will not God vindicate his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them?
He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.
Take heed lest there be a base thought in your heart, and you say, ‘The seventh year, the year of release is near,’ and your eye be hostile to your poor brother, and you give him nothing, and he cry to the Lord against you, and it be sin in you.
you shall give him his hire on the day he earns it, before the sun goes down (for he is poor, and sets his heart upon it); lest he cry against you to the Lord, and it be sin in you.
Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.