'And a sojourner you shall not afflict and shall not oppress' means that those who wish to receive instruction in the truths and forms of the good of faith must not be molested with falsities of faith^a or evils of life. 'For you were sojourners in the land of Egypt' means that they had been protected from falsities and evils when they were molested by those from hell. 'Any widow' means those who have good that is without truth, and still have a desire for truth. 'Or orphan' means those who possess truth but not as yet good, and still have a desire for good. 'You shall not afflict' means that they are not to be defrauded of them. 'If you do indeed afflict him' means if they are defrauded of them. 'And if he surely cries out to Me' means pleading to the Lord for help. 'I will surely hear their cry' means that they are to receive help. 'And My anger will blaze up' means the state of those who do that thing. 'And I will kill you with the sword' means that they deprive themselves of goodness and truth through falsities. 'And your wives will become widows' means that forms of good with them will perish. 'And your sons orphans' means that at the same time truths will do so.

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