Exodus 22:27

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For it is the only thing he has for covering his skin; what is he to go to sleep in? and when his cry comes up to me, I will give ear, for my mercy is great.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 34:6 : 6 And the Lord went past before his eyes, saying, The Lord, the Lord, a God full of pity and grace, slow to wrath and great in mercy and faith;
  • 2 Chr 30:9 : 9 For if you come back to the Lord, those who took away your brothers and your children will have pity on them, and let them come back to this land: for the Lord your God is full of grace and mercy, and his face will not be turned away from you if you come back to him.
  • Ps 34:6 : 6 This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles.
  • Ps 72:12 : 12 For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper.
  • Ps 86:15 : 15 But you, O Lord, are a God full of pity and forgiveness, slow to get angry, great in mercy and wisdom.
  • Ps 136:10-11 : 10 To him who put to death the first-fruits of Egypt: for his mercy is unchanging for ever: 11 And took out Israel from among them: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:
  • Exod 22:23 : 23 If you are cruel to them in any way, and their cry comes up to me, I will certainly give ear;
  • Exod 2:23-24 : 23 Now after a long time the king of Egypt came to his end: and the children of Israel were crying in their grief under the weight of their work, and their cry for help came to the ears of God. 24 And at the sound of their weeping the agreement which God had made with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob came to his mind.
  • Isa 19:20 : 20 And it will be a sign and a witness to the Lord of armies in the land of Egypt: when they are crying out to the Lord because of their cruel masters, then he will send them a saviour and a strong one to make them free.

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  • Deut 24:11-13
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  • Job 31:19-20
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    19 If I saw one near to death for need of clothing, and that the poor had nothing covering him;

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  • Job 22:5-7
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    5 Is not your evil-doing great? and there is no end to your sins.

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    7 And has done no wrong to any, but has given back to the debtor what is his, and has taken no one's goods by force, and has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;

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    28 So that the cry of the poor might come up to him, and the prayer of those in need come to his ears.

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    23 If you are cruel to them in any way, and their cry comes up to me, I will certainly give ear;

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    15 Give him his payment day by day, not keeping it back over night; for he is poor and his living is dependent on it; and if his cry against you comes to the ears of the Lord, it will be judged as sin in you.

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    16 Or done wrong to any, or taken anything from one in his debt, or taken goods by force, but has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;

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    27 If you have nothing with which to make payment, he will take away your bed from under you.

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    19 Let it be to him as a robe which he puts on, let it be like a band which is round him at all times.

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    7 Is it not to give your bread to those in need, and to let the poor who have no resting-place come into your house? to put a robe on the unclothed one when you see him, and not to keep your eyes shut for fear of seeing his flesh?

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    18 And when I gave a loud cry he went running out without his coat.

  • Job 33:24
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    24 And if he has mercy on him, and says, Let him not go down to the underworld, I have given the price for his life:

  • Prov 21:13
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    13 He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

  • Job 24:7
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    7 They take their rest at night without clothing, and have no cover in the cold.

  • Isa 28:20
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    20 For the bed is not long enough for a man to be stretched out on: and the cover is not wide enough for him to be covered with.

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    9 Will his cry come to the ears of God when he is in trouble?

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    17 Be upright in judging the cause of the man from a strange country and of him who has no father; do not take a widow's clothing on account of a debt:

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