Deuteronomy 27:19
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“Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
Read Deuteronomy 27:19 Using Other Translations
Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
"'Cursed be anyone who perverts the justice due to the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
‘Cursed is anyone who denies justice to foreigners, orphans, or widows.’ And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
What does Deuteronomy 27:19 mean?
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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).
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