Proverbs 23:11

“For their Redeemer [is] mighty, etc.] As he must needs be, since the Lord of hosts is his name; who sympathizes with them, has mercy on them, is their father, and their friend; (see <245034>Jeremiah 50:34) (<281403>Hosea 14:3 <196805>Psalm 68:5); he shall plead their cause with thee; or “against thee”, as the Vulgate Latin version; and will certainly carry it for them, and against thee; for, when he undertakes a cause, he pleads it thoroughly.”

“redeemer--or avenger (Lev 25:25-26; Num 35:12), hence advocate (Job 19:25). plead . . . thee--(Compare Job 31:21; Psa 35:1; Psa 68:5).”

“The reason is given for the precept Proverbs 23:10. Their redeemer - See Job 19:25 note. It was the duty of the גאל gā'al, the next of kin, to take on himself, in case of murder, the office of avenger of blood Numbers 35:19. By a slight extension the word was applied to one who took on himself a like office in cases short of this. Here, therefore, the thought is that, destitute as the fatherless may seem, there is One who claims them as His next of kin, and will avenge them. Yahweh Himself is in this sense their גאל gā'al, their Redeemer. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Redeemer - Heb. their near kinsman, to whom it belongs to avenge their wrongs, and to recover and maintain their rights. Proverbs 23:13”

“Pro 22:23; Exo 22:22-24; Deu 27:19; Psa 12:5; Jer 50:33, Jer 50:34, Jer 51:36 Proverbs 23:12”