Graphic Bible · Scene 17 of 22

A woven outer garment hangs safely on a wooden peg beside a household doorway.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

Deuteronomy 24:17

Protect Justice and the Widow’s Garment

Return the Cloak and Leave the Harvest · Deuteronomy 24

Story guide: The garment remains at home, illustrating the prohibition against taking a widow’s clothing as a pledge.

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17You shall not pervert the justice due to a sojourner or an orphan, nor take a widow’s garment as a pledge.

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