Exodus 22:27
For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
Cross-references
In Exodus 2:23, the Israelites' cry under Egyptian bondage is heard by God, exemplifying the promise that God hears the poor's cry.
In Exodus 2:24, God not only hears but remembers His covenant, showing His faithful compassion as affirmed here.
In Exodus 34:6, God reveals His merciful and gracious nature, which grounds the compassion promised here.
In Psalm 86:15, God's mercy and grace are affirmed, reinforcing the basis for hearing the poor's cry.
In Psalm 34:6, the poor man cries and is saved, directly illustrating God's promise to hear the needy.
Job 24:12 laments that God does not hear the cries of the oppressed — opposite of this law's promise that God will hear the poor man's cry.
Proverbs 22:27 warns against taking a poor man's bed as pledge — echoing the principle that a person's basic necessities should not be taken.
In Genesis 21:17, God hears Hagar's cry for her dying son — illustrating the same divine compassion for the helpless that this law invokes.
Job 24:7 depicts the poor shivering without covering — the very condition this law seeks to remedy by returning the pledge at night.
Deuteronomy 24:17 explicitly forbids taking a widow's garment as pledge — expanding on the same protection for the vulnerable found here.
Deuteronomy 24:13 repeats the same instruction to return a poor man's cloak by sunset so he can sleep in it — reinforcing the compassionate law.
Deuteronomy 24:6 similarly forbids taking a millstone in pledge — both laws protect a poor person's essential means of survival.
Amos 2:8 condemns using pledged garments for idolatry—a direct violation of the command here to return a cloak before night.
In Psalm 72:12, the king delivers the needy who calls, reflecting God's compassionate character shown here.
In Ezekiel 33:15, restoring a pledge is a sign of repentance and life—paralleling the compassionate law here that requires returning a cloak.
In 2 Chronicles 30:9, God's gracious and merciful character assures compassion for those who return, aligning with His compassionate response here.
In Isaiah 19:20, God sends a savior when Egyptians cry out, demonstrating His compassion to all who call on Him.
James 5:4 echoes the theme of God hearing the cries of the oppressed—the same promise given here for the one whose cloak is withheld.