Exodus 22:27

Mercy and compassion Poverty and the vulnerable God's love

²⁵ If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

²⁶ If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:

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.

²⁸ Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

²⁹ Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
KJV: 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.
WEB: for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What would he sleep in? It will happen, when he cries to me, that I will hear, for I am gracious.
ASV: for that is his only covering, it is his garment 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.
DARBY: for that is his only covering, his garment for his skin: on what shall he lie down? And it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
BLB: For that alone [is] his covering; it [is] his garment for his skin. In what will he sleep? And it will be that when he cries out to Me, then I will hear, for I [am] gracious.

ÅB: for den er det eneste dekke han har, det er den han skal kle sitt legeme med; hva skal han ellers ligge i? Og når han roper til meg, vil jeg høre; for jeg er barmhjertig.
OTB: for det er deres eneste dekke, kappen for deres kropp. Hva annet kan de sove i? Når de roper til meg, vil jeg lytte, for jeg er medfølende.
B1930: for den er det eneste dekke han har, det er den han skal klæ sitt legeme med; hvad skal han ellers ligge i? Og når han roper til mig, vil jeg høre; for jeg er barmhjertig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Exodus 34:6
And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
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Psalms 86:15
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
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2 Chronicles 30:9
For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.
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Psalms 72:12
For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
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Exodus 22:23
If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
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Psalms 34:6
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
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Psalms 136:10–11
To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:
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Exodus 2:23–24
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.
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