箴言 22:23

23 因 耶 和 華 必 為 他 辨 屈 ; 搶 奪 他 的 , 耶 和 華 必 奪 取 那 人 的 命 。

箴言 22:23 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 22:23

For the Lord will plead their cause
If counsellors at the bar will not, he will; if judges on the bench will not do them justice, he will; he will judge the poor of the people; he will plead their cause, and plead it thoroughly, till he has brought forth judgment unto victory: woe to the man against whom Jehovah pleads; happy the poor on whose side he is; for their Redeemer is mighty, the Lord of hosts is his name, ( Psalms 72:4 ) ( Jeremiah 50:34 ) ; and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them;
they could only spoil the poor of their goods, but the Lord can and will spoil and destroy the souls of the spoilers in hell: or, "spoil them that spoiled their soul" or "life" F11; that is, who spoiled them of their goods, and took away that small pittance they had, which was their life or livelihood; they shall be spoiled themselves that spoil others; the same measure they have meted out shall be measured out to them again; God will destroy them that destroy the earth, even antichrist and his followers, the oppressors of Christ's poor on earth, ( Revelation 11:18 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F11 (vpn mhyebq ta ebqw) "et vim faciet illis, qui animae eorum vim intulerunt", Munster, Vatablus; "et spoliabit eos qui spotiant ipsos anima", Michaelis.

箴言 22:23 In-Context

21 要 使 你 知 道 真 言 的 實 理 , 你 好 將 真 言 回 覆 那 打 發 你 來 的 人 。
22 貧 窮 人 , 你 不 可 因 他 貧 窮 就 搶 奪 他 的 物 , 也 不 可 在 城 門 口 欺 壓 困 苦 人 ;
23 因 耶 和 華 必 為 他 辨 屈 ; 搶 奪 他 的 , 耶 和 華 必 奪 取 那 人 的 命 。
24 好 生 氣 的 人 , 不 可 與 他 結 交 ; 暴 怒 的 人 , 不 可 與 他 來 往 ;
25 恐 怕 你 效 法 他 的 行 為 , 自 己 就 陷 在 網 羅 裡 。
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