so as to cause the cry of the poor to come to Him; for He hears the cry of the afflicted.
Exodus 22:23 - The Scriptures 2009 “If you do afflict them at all – if they cry out to Me at all, I shall certainly 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 as to cause the cry of the poor to come to Him; for He hears the cry of the afflicted.
Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; they cry out for help because of the arm of the many.
Rĕsh You have seen it, for You observe trouble and grief, To repay with Your hand. The poor commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
I have known that יהוה maintains The cause of the afflicted, The right-ruling of the poor.
He does the desire of those who fear Him; And He hears their cry and saves them.
In my distress I called upon יהוה, And to my Elohim I cried; He heard my voice from His Hĕḵal, And my cry went before Him, into His ears.
Father of the fatherless, And Right-ruler of widows, Is Elohim in His set-apart dwelling.
“For that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What does he sleep in? And it shall be that when he cries to Me, I shall hear, for I show favour.
“And shall Elohim not do right by all means to His own chosen ones who are crying out day and night to Him, and being patient over them?
“He executes right-ruling for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and a garment.
“Be on guard lest there be a thought of Beliya‛al in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of release, is near,’ and your eye is evil against your poor brother and you give him naught. And he shall cry out to יהוה against you, and it shall be a sin in you.
“Give him his wages on the same day, and do not let the sun go down on it, for he is poor and lifts up his being to it, so that he does not cry out against you to יהוה, and it shall be sin in you.
See, the wages of the workmen who mowed your fields, which you kept back, cry out. And the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of יהוה of hosts.