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Exodus 22:23

New International Reader's Version

If you do, they might cry out to me. I will certainly hear them.

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They caused poor people to cry out to him. He heard the cries of those who were in need.

“People cry out when they are treated badly. They beg to be set free from the power of those who are over them.

God, you see the problems of people in trouble. You take note of their pain. You do something about it. So those who are attacked place themselves in your care. You help children whose fathers have died.

I know that the Lord makes sure that poor people are treated fairly. He stands up for those who are in need.

He satisfies the needs of those who have respect for him. He hears their cry and saves them.

When I was in trouble, I called out to the Lord. I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice. My cry for help reached his ears.

God is in his holy temple. He is a father to children whose fathers have died. He takes care of women whose husbands have died.

That coat is the only thing your neighbor owns to wear or sleep in. When they cry out to me, I will listen, because I am loving and kind.

Our fathers have been killed. Our mothers don’t have husbands.

God’s chosen people cry out to him day and night. Won’t he make things right for them? Will he keep putting them off?

He stands up for widows and for children whose fathers have died. He loves outsiders living among you. He gives them food and clothes.

Be careful not to have an evil thought in your mind. Don’t say to yourself, “The seventh year will soon be here. It’s the year for forgiving people what they owe.” If you think like that, you might treat the needy people among you badly. You might not give them anything. Then they might make their appeal to the Lord against you. And he will find you guilty of sin.

Give them their pay every day. They are poor and are counting on it. If you don’t pay them, they might cry out to the Lord against you. Then you will be guilty of committing a sin.

You have even failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields. Their pay is crying out against you. The cries of those who gathered the harvest have reached the ears of the Lord. He rules over all.




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