Exodus 22:22
Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 22
“Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.”Exodus 22:22
What Does Exodus 22:22 Mean?
Exodus 22:22 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 22, verse 22 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Care for the Poor, Family, and Compassion.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Exodus 22:22 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Exodus 2:23“And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.”Deuteronomy 24:17“Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:”Isaiah 1:17“Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.”Isaiah 1:23“Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.”Deuteronomy 10:18“He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.”Deuteronomy 27:19“Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.”Job 36:6“He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.”Psalms 109:31“For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.”Isaiah 10:2“To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!”Ezekiel 22:7“In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.”Zechariah 7:10“And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.”James 1:27“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”Job 29:12“Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.”Psalms 94:6“They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.”Proverbs 23:11“For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.”Job 6:27“Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.”Hosea 14:3“Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.”Jeremiah 22:3“Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.”James 5:4“Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.”
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