Deuteronomy 27:19
17 Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.
18 Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
20 Cursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife; because he uncovereth his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
21 Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- ‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- KJV
- Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- WEB
- ‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, fatherless, and widow.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
- ASV
- Cursed be he that wresteth the justice [due] to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- DARBY
- Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow! And all the people shall say, Amen.
- BLB
- ‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the fatherless, the foreigner, or the widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
- ÅB
- Forbannet være den som bøyer retten for en fremmed, en farløs og en enke! Og alt folket skal si: Amen.
- OTB
- ‘Forbannet er den som nekter rettferdighet til den fremmede, den farløse eller enken.’ Da skal hele folket si: ‘Amen.’
- B1930
- Forbannet være den som bøier retten for en fremmed, en farløs og en enke! Og alt folket skal si: Amen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 10:18
He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 24:17
Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:
Read in contextExodus 22:21–24
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Read in contextPsalms 82:2–4
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
Read in contextExodus 23:2
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:
Read in contextProverbs 17:23
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Read in contextMalachi 3:5
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
Read in contextProverbs 31:5
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
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