Deuteronomy 24:17 Cross References - Rotherham

¹⁷ Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the sojourner [or] the fatherless,––neither shalt thou take in pledge the garment of a widow;

²¹ And, a sojourner, shalt thou not tread down, neither shalt thou drive him away,––for, sojourners, ye became in the land of Egypt. ²² Neither widow nor fatherless, shalt thou humiliate:

²⁶ If thou, do take in pledge, the mantle of thy neighbour, by the going in of the sun, shalt thou restore it to him; ²⁷ for, that, is his only covering, that, is his mantle, for his skin,––wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he maketh outcry unto me, then will I hear, because, gracious, I am.

² Thou shalt not follow multitudes to commit wickedness,––neither shalt thou answer in a quarrel, so as to turn away after multitudes to mislead.

⁶ Thou shalt not pervert the vindication of thy needy one, in his quarrel.

⁹ And, a sojourner, shalt thou not drive away,––seeing that, ye yourselves, know the soul of a sojourner; for, sojourners, became ye in the land of Egypt.

¹⁷ Ye shall not take note of faces, in judgment––so, the small, as, the great, shall ye hear, ye shall not shrink from the face of any man, for judgment, unto God, belongeth,––but, the thing which is too hard for you, shall ye bring near unto me, and I will hear it.

¹⁷ For, as touching Yahweh your God, he, is God of gods, and Lord of lords; the great, the mighty, and the fearful GOD, who respecteth not persons, nor accepteth a bribe; ¹⁸ executing the vindication of the orphan, and the widow,––and loving a sojourner, giving him food and raiment.

¹⁹ Thou shalt not wrest judgment, thou shalt not take note of faces,––nor shalt thou accept a bribe, for, the bribe, blindeth the eyes of wise men, and perverteth the words of righteous men.

⁶ No man shall take in pledge a handmill, or an upper millstone,––for he would be taking, life, in pledge.

¹³ thou shalt, restore, to him the pledge, at the going in of the sun, so shall he sleep in his own mantle, and bless thee,––and, unto thee, shall it be righteousness, before Yahweh thy God.

¹⁹ Cursed, be he that perverteth the right of the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow. And all the people shall say––Amen.

³ Behold me! testify against me, before Yahweh, and before his Anointed––Whose, ox, have I taken? or whose, ass, have I taken? or whom have I oppressed? Whom have I crushed? or at whose, hands, have I taken a bribe, to cover up mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it unto you. ⁴ And they said, Thou hast not oppressed us, neither hast thou crushed us,––neither hast thou taken, at the hand of any man, any thing.

⁸ A man of might, to him, pertaineth the land, and, the favorite, dwelleth therein: ⁹ Widows, thou hast sent away empty, and, the arms of the fatherless, thou dost crush.

¹¹ When, the ear, heard, then it pronounced me happy, When, the eye, saw, then it bare me witness; ¹² Because I used to deliver the oppressed who was crying out for aid, the fatherless also, and him that had no helper; ¹³ The blessing of him that was ready to perish, upon me was wont to descend, and, the heart of the widow, caused I to sing for joy; ¹⁴ Righteousness, I put on, and it clothed me, Like a robe and turban, was my, justice; ¹⁵ Eyes, became I to the, blind, and, feet to the lame, was, I! ¹⁶ A father, was, I, to the needy, and, as for the cause which I knew not, I used to search it out; ¹⁷ And I shivered the fangs of the perverse,––and, out of his teeth, I tare the prey.

¹ [A Melody of Asaph.]
God, hath taken his place in the august assembly, In the midst of the gods, will he judge. ² How long will ye judge perversely, And, the countenances of the lawless, uplift? [Selah.] ³ Vindicate the weak and the fatherless, The oppressed and the poor, see righted; ⁴ Deliver the weak and the needy, Out of the hand of the lawless, make rescue. ⁵ They know not, neither can they perceive, In darkness, they wander, All the foundations of the earth do shake.

³ How long shall the lawless, O Yahweh, How long shall the lawless exult? ⁴ They pour forth [words], they speak arrogantly, All the workers of iniquity, do boast: ⁵ Thy people, O Yahweh, they will crush, And, thine inheritance, tread down; ⁶ The widow and sojourner, they will slay, And, the fatherless, murder.

²⁰ Shall the throne that inflicteth ruin, have fellowship with thee, That frameth oppression, by statute? ²¹ They make an attack on the life of the righteous one,––And, innocent blood, they condemn.

²² Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, neither crush thou the oppressed in the gate; ²³ For, Yahweh, will plead their cause, and will despoil their despoilers of life.

⁵ Lest he drink, and forget that which is decreed, and alter the plea of any who are sorely oppressed.

⁸ If, the oppression of the poor, and the wresting of justice and righteousness, thou see in the province, do not be astonished over the matter,––for, one high above the highest, is watching, yea, the Most High, is over them.

²³ Thy rulers, are unruly, and companions of thieves, Every one of the people, loveth a bribe, and runneth after rewards,––The fatherless, they do not vindicate, And, the plea of the widow, reacheth them not.

¹⁵ What right have ye to crush my people, And, the faces of the oppressed, to grind? Demandeth My Lord, Yahweh of hosts––And Yahweh saith––

¹⁵ He that walketh righteously, And speaketh uprightly,––He that refuseth the gain of exactions, That shaketh his hands free from holding a bribe, That stoppeth his ear from hearkening to deeds of blood, And shutteth his eyes from giving countenance to wrong,

²⁸ They have waxed fat, they shine, Yea, they have overpassed the records of wickedness. The right, have they not determined, the right of the fatherless, that they might prosper,––Yea, justice to the helpless, have they not decreed.

³ Thus, saith Yahweh,––Execute ye justice, and righteousness, And deliver the robbed, out of the hand of the oppressor,––But, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, do not oppress, neither commit violence, And, the blood of the innocent, do not ye shed, in this place.

⁷ Father and mother, have they despised in thee, To the sojourner, have they dealt with oppression, in the midst of thee,––The fatherless and the widow, have they maltreated in thee:

²⁹ The people of the land, have exacted oppression, and seized plunder,––Even, the afflicted and the needy, have they maltreated, And, the sojourner, have they oppressed, without justice.

⁷ Ye who turn, into, wormwood, justice, and, righteousness––to the ground have let fall. ⁸ [Seek him] who made the Cluster and the Giant, and turneth, into morning, the shadow of death, and who, day into night, doth darken, Him who calleth to the waters of the sea, and poureth them out on the face of the land, Yahweh, is his name: ⁹ Him who flasheth force on the strong,––and, force, on the fortress, alighteth! ¹⁰ They hate the man who, in the gate, rebuketh,––and, him who speaketh truthfully, they abhor. ¹¹ Therefore––because ye have trampled on the poor, and, the gift of corn, ye would take away from him, though, houses of hewn stone, ye have built, Yet shall ye not dwell in them,––Though, delightful vineyards, ye have planted, Yet shall ye not drink the wine of them. ¹² For I know how numerous are your transgressions, and how surpassing your sins,––ye adversaries of the righteous! ye acceptors of a bribe! Even the needy in the gate, have they turned away!

¹ Alas for them who devise iniquity and work wickedness upon their beds,––in the light of the morning, they will execute it, for it is in the power of their hand. ² Thus do they covet fields and seize them, and houses and take them away,––and so they oppress the master and his household, the man and his inheritance.

³ Of wickedness with both hands to make sure, the ruler, doth make demand––and the judge––for a recompense,––and, as for the great man, he, is putting into words the desire of his soul, So have they woven the net!

¹⁰ And, the widow and the fatherless, the sojourner and the humbled, do not ye oppress,––and, wickedness between one man and another, do not ye devise in your hearts.

⁵ Therefore will I draw near unto you for judgment, and will become a swift witness against the mutterers of incantations, and against the adulterers, and against them that swear to a falsehood,––and against them who rob the hire of the hireling, the widow and the fatherless, and that drive away the sojourner, and do not revere me, saith Yahweh of hosts.

¹⁴ Then were questioning him, soldiers also, saying––What shall, even we, do? And he said unto them––Molest ye, no one, neither accuse falsely; and be content with your supplies.

⁶ Whereas, ye, have dishonoured the destitute man! Do not, the rich, oppress you? and, themselves, drag you into courts of justice?