Exodus 22:23
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New International Version (©2011)
If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry.

New Living Translation (©2007)
If you exploit them in any way and they cry out to me, then I will certainly hear their cry.

English Standard Version (©2001)
If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"If you afflict him at all, and if he does cry out to Me, I will surely hear his cry;

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
If you do mistreat them, they will no doubt cry to Me, and I will certainly hear their cry.

International Standard Version (©2012)
If you do mistreat them, they'll certainly cry out to me, and I'll immediately hear their cry.

NET Bible (©2006)
If you afflict them in any way and they cry to me, I will surely hear their cry,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
If you do and they cry out to me, you can be sure that I will hear their cry.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

American King James Version
If you afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;

American Standard Version
If thou afflict them at all, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

Douay-Rheims Bible
If you hurt them they will cry out to me, and I will hear their cry:

Darby Bible Translation
If thou afflict him in any way, if he cry at all unto me, I will certainly hear his cry;

English Revised Version
If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

Webster's Bible Translation
If thou shalt afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry:

World English Bible
If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;

Young's Literal Translation
if thou dost really afflict him, surely if he at all cry unto Me, I certainly hear his cry;

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

22; 1 - 31 Judicial laws. - The people of God should ever be ready to show mildness and mercy, according to the spirit of these laws. We must answer to God, not only for what we do maliciously, but for what we do heedlessly. Therefore, when we have done harm to our neighbour, we should make restitution, though not compelled by law. Let these scriptures lead our souls to remember, that if the grace of God has indeed appeared to us, then it has taught us, and enabled us so to conduct ourselves by its holy power, that denying ungodliness and wordly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world, Titus 2:12. And the grace of God teaches us, that as the Lord is our portion, there is enough in him to satisfy all the desires of our souls.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 23. - And they cry at all unto me Rather, "Surely, if they cry unto me." Compare Genesis 31:42.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

If thou afflict them in any wise,..... In any way, or by any means whatever; their minds, by reproaches, censures, insults, and their bodies by stripes, false imprisonment, &c. and in their substance, by withholding from them what belongs to them, taking what they have, or cheating and defrauding them in any respect; or, "in afflicting afflict them" (e); afflict them much, and continue to do so:

and they cry at all unto me; in prayer, as the Targum of Jonathan; or, "in crying cry" (f); cry vehemently, or importunately, and with constancy, or rather, cry ever so little:

I will surely hear their cry; the voice of their prayer, as the same Targum; or, "in hearing I will hear" (g); will certainly take notice of their cries, and return an answer to them, by appearing on their side, and avenging their injuries; for God is the Father of the fatherless, and the husband of the widow, and the Judge of them both: the manner of speaking or form of expression is the same in all these clauses, the words being doubled.

(e) "affligendo afflixeris", Pagninus, Piscator, Ainsworth, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius. (f) "clamando clamaverit", Pagninus, Montanus, Piscator, Ainsworth. (g) "audiendo audiam", Pagninus, Montanus, Piscator, Ainsworth.

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Laws of Social Responsibility
…22You shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. 23If you afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry; 24And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. …

Luke 18:7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
James 5:4 Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.
Exodus 22:27 because that cloak is the only covering your neighbor has. What else can they sleep in? When they cry out to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
Deuteronomy 10:18 He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.
Deuteronomy 15:9 Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: "The seventh year, the year for canceling debts, is near," so that you do not show ill will toward the needy among your fellow Israelites and give them nothing. They may then appeal to the LORD against you, and you will be found guilty of sin.
Deuteronomy 24:15 Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and are counting on it. Otherwise they may cry to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
Job 34:28 They caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he heard the cry of the needy.
Job 35:9 "People cry out under a load of oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the powerful.
Psalm 10:14 But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand. The victims commit themselves to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.
Psalm 10:17 You, LORD, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
Psalm 18:6 In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.
Psalm 68:5 A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.