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Exodus 22:23

Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 22

“If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;”Exodus 22:23

What Does Exodus 22:23 Mean?

Exodus 22:23 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 22, verse 23 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Compassion.

Cross-References (18)

These passages are connected to Exodus 22:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Exodus 3:7“And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;”Job 34:28“So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.”Psalms 10:17“LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:”Psalms 18:6“In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.”Luke 18:7“And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?”Deuteronomy 15:9“Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.”Deuteronomy 24:15“At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.”Exodus 3:8“And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.”Job 35:9“By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.”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.”Exodus 22:27“For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.”Psalms 145:19“He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.”Psalms 146:7“Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:”Genesis 21:17“And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.”Job 31:38“If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;”Psalms 140:12“I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.”Proverbs 22:22“Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:”Proverbs 23:10“Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:”

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