Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless. New Living Translation My anger will blaze against you, and I will kill you with the sword. Then your wives will be widows and your children fatherless. English Standard Version and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless. Berean Standard Bible My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless. King James Bible And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. New King James Version and My wrath will become hot, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. New American Standard Bible and My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless. NASB 1995 and My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless. NASB 1977 and My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless. Legacy Standard Bible and My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless. Amplified Bible and My wrath shall be kindled and burn; I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless. Christian Standard Bible My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will be widows and your children fatherless. Holman Christian Standard Bible My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will be widows and your children fatherless.” American Standard Version and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. Contemporary English Version In fact, I will get so angry that I will kill your men and make widows of their wives and orphans of their children. English Revised Version and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. GOD'S WORD® Translation I will become angry and have you killed in combat. Then your wives and children will become widows and orphans. Good News Translation and I will become angry and kill you in war. Your wives will become widows, and your children will be fatherless. International Standard Version And I'll be angry and will kill you with swords, and your wives will become widows and your children orphans. Majority Standard Bible My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless. NET Bible and my anger will burn and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will be widows and your children will be fatherless. New Heart English Bible and my wrath will grow hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. Webster's Bible Translation And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. World English Bible and my wrath will grow hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand My anger has burned, and I have slain you by the sword, and your wives have been widows, and your sons orphans. Young's Literal Translation and Mine anger hath burned, and I have slain you by the sword, and your wives have been widows, and your sons orphans. Smith's Literal Translation And my anger kindling, I killed you with the sword; and your wives were widows, and your sons orphans. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd my rage shall be enkindled, and I will strike you with the sword, and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. Catholic Public Domain Version And my fury will be enraged, and I will strike you down with the sword. And your wives will become widows, and your sons will become orphans. New American Bible My wrath will flare up, and I will kill you with the sword; then your own wives will be widows, and your children orphans. New Revised Standard Version my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children orphans. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd my wrath shall kindle, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And my anger will be kindled and I shall kill you with sword and your wives shall be widowed and your children shall be orphaned. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917My wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. Brenton Septuagint Translation And I will be very angry, and will slay you with the sword, and your wives shall be widows and your children orphans. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Laws of Social Responsibility…23If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry. 24My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless. 25If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.… Cross References Deuteronomy 15:7-11 If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother. / Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs. / Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. ... Leviticus 25:35-37 Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you. / Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you. / You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit. Proverbs 28:8 He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor. Nehemiah 5:7-11 and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large assembly against them / and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say. / So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies? ... Ezekiel 18:8-9 He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men. / He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances. That man is righteous; surely he will live, declares the Lord GOD. Psalm 15:5 who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken. Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” Jeremiah 22:3 This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place. Amos 2:6-7 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals. / They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name. Zechariah 7:9-10 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. / Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’ Matthew 5:42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. Luke 6:34-35 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. / But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Matthew 25:35-40 For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ / Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? ... James 2:15-17 Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. / If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that? / So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead. 1 John 3:17-18 If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? / Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth. Treasury of Scripture And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. my wrath Job 31:23 For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure. Psalm 69:24 Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them. Psalm 76:7 Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry? your wives Job 27:13-15 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty… Psalm 78:63,64 The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage… Psalm 109:9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. Jump to Previous Anger Aroused Burn Burned Children Death Fatherless Fathers Grow Heat Hot Kill Kindled Orphans Slain Slay Sword Wax Widows Wives WrathJump to Next Anger Aroused Burn Burned Children Death Fatherless Fathers Grow Heat Hot Kill Kindled Orphans Slain Slay Sword Wax Widows Wives WrathExodus 22 1. Of Theft5. Of damage 7. Of trespasses 14. Of borrowing 16. Of fornication 18. Of witchcraft 19. Of bestiality 20. Of idolatry 21. Of strangers, widows, and fatherless 25. Of usury 26. Of pledges 28. Of reverence to magistrates 29. Of the first fruits 31. Of torn flesh My anger will be kindled The phrase "My anger will be kindled" uses the Hebrew word "אַף" (aph), which often denotes a flaring of the nostrils, a vivid image of anger. In the context of the Old Testament, God's anger is not capricious but is a response to injustice and sin. This phrase serves as a warning to the Israelites about the consequences of disobedience, emphasizing God's holiness and justice. It reflects the covenant relationship where God expects His people to uphold His laws, and failure to do so provokes His righteous anger. I will kill you with the sword then your wives will become widows and your children fatherless Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew My angerאַפִּ֔י (’ap·pî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire will be kindled, וְחָרָ֣ה (wə·ḥā·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2734: To glow, grow warm, to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy and I will kill וְהָרַגְתִּ֥י (wə·hā·raḡ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2026: To smite with deadly intent you with the sword; בֶּחָ֑רֶב (be·ḥā·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword then your wives נְשֵׁיכֶם֙ (nə·šê·ḵem) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female will become וְהָי֤וּ (wə·hā·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be widows אַלְמָנ֔וֹת (’al·mā·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 490: A widow, a desolate place and your children וּבְנֵיכֶ֖ם (ū·ḇə·nê·ḵem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son [will be] fatherless. יְתֹמִֽים׃ (yə·ṯō·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3490: A bereaved person Links Exodus 22:24 NIVExodus 22:24 NLT Exodus 22:24 ESV Exodus 22:24 NASB Exodus 22:24 KJV Exodus 22:24 BibleApps.com Exodus 22:24 Biblia Paralela Exodus 22:24 Chinese Bible Exodus 22:24 French Bible Exodus 22:24 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 22:24 And my wrath will grow hot (Exo. 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