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Deuteronomy 24:14

King James Version (KJV)

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Deuteronomy 24:14

Verse 14 of 22

Scripture focus

Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant [that is] poor and needy, [whether he be] of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that [are] in thy land within thy gates:

Deuteronomy 24:14 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Deuteronomy 24:14

Theological / Devotional

Oppress. Literally, “defraud.” The same Hebrew word is used in Leviticus 19:13; 1 Samuel 12:3, 4; Leviticus 6:2, 4.

An hired servant. See Leviticus 19:13; Jeremiah 22:13; Malachi 3:5; James 5:4.

Strangers. No difference was to be made between the natural Jew and the proselyte (Leviticus 19:34).

His hire. Punctuality in the payment of wages is as positive a divine requirement as Sabbath observance or tithing. It is not an act of benevolence, but of justice. Compare the parable on laborers in the vineyard (Matthew 20:1, 2, 8).

Setteth his heart. Literally, “lifteth up his soul.” He lived, as it were, from hand to mouth, and had no reserve.

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