Exodus 23:9
Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 23
“Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.”Exodus 23:9
What Does Exodus 23:9 Mean?
Exodus 23:9 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 23, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Hospitality.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Exodus 23:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Exodus 22:21“Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.”Deuteronomy 23:7“Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.”Ezekiel 22:29“The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.”Hebrews 4:15“For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.”Leviticus 19:33“And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.”Exodus 20:10“But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:”Deuteronomy 27:19“Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.”Leviticus 25:35“And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.”Deuteronomy 23:16“He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him.”Deuteronomy 24:14“Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:”Deuteronomy 24:17“Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:”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.”Matthew 18:33“Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?”Exodus 21:21“Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.”Deuteronomy 10:19“Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.”Psalms 94:6“They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.”Ezekiel 18:7“And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;”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.”Hebrews 2:17“Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.”Genesis 15:13“And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;”
People & Places
Egypt
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