Deuteronomy 27:19

19 'Cursed is the one who denies justice to a foreign resident, a fatherless child, or a widow.'^[a] And all the people will say, 'Amen!'

Deuteronomy 27:19 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 27:19

Cursed [be] he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger,
fatherless, and widow
Who have none to assist them, and take their part, and therefore judges may be tempted to do an unjust thing; but God is the patron of them, and takes notice of every injury done them, and is the avenger of all such: and all the people shall say Amen; (See Gill on Deuteronomy 27:15); (See Gill on Deuteronomy 27:16).

Deuteronomy 27:19 In-Context

17 'Cursed is the one who moves his neighbor's boundary marker.' And all the people will say, 'Amen!'

18 'Cursed is the one who leads a blind person astray on the road.' And all the people will say, 'Amen!'

19 'Cursed is the one who denies justice to a foreign resident, a fatherless child, or a widow.' And all the people will say, 'Amen!'

20 'Cursed is the one who sleeps with his father's wife, for he has violated his father's marriage bed.' And all the people will say, 'Amen!'

21 'Cursed is the one who has sexual intercourse with any animal.' And all the people will say 'Amen!'

Footnotes

• [a]. Dt 24:17; Ex 22:21-24