King James Version
Exodus 22:24 in the King James Version says “And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children father...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.”
Exodus 22:24 · King James Version
Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
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.
If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:
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“shall wax hot”
H2734to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
“And my wrath”
H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“you with the sword”
H2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“and your children”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
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