Exodus 22:24 meaning and explanation

My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless.

Exodus 22:24, Berean Standard Bible

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These laws address Israel at Sinai, where God warns against mistreating widows and orphans. Verse 24 states the consequence in kind: those who make widows and orphans by violence will leave their own families in that same condition.

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