90Cry

tsaaq — Hebrew

A cry is the legal appeal of the oppressed to a higher court. The cry of the wronged is not merely emotional noise; it is a petition Yahuah’s court is bound to hear: “if thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry” (Exodus 22:23). Abel’s blood cries; Sodom’s victims cry; the laborer’s withheld wages cry (James 5:4). A cry is a case lodged with the highest bench, and the response is judicial: the court takes it up and acts. To cry out is to file an appeal that cannot be ignored.

The Root

tsaaq (H6817) — to cry out, to call for help; to lodge an appeal against wrong.

The Courtroom Word

An appeal term — the petition of the wronged that the court is bound to hear.

Its Role in the Court

The oppressed have recourse: the cry. It is not venting but filing — a legal appeal that reaches the highest bench and obligates it to respond. Yahuah binds Himself to hear the cry of the afflicted; the shed blood, the defrauded laborer, the wronged widow all cry, and the court acts. A cry is an appeal that cannot be dismissed.

Proof Texts

Exodus 22:23 “If they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry.” The appeal the court must answer.

Genesis 4:10 “The voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me.” The cry of shed blood.

Genesis 18:20 “The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great.” The cry of the wronged reaching the bench.

James 5:4 “The cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord.” The laborer’s appeal filed.

In Plain Terms

A cry, in Scripture, is a legal appeal — the wronged calling to a higher court. Yahuah binds Himself to hear it. It is not just emotion; it is a case filed that the court must answer.

Bring It Home

When the powerless have nowhere else to turn, they cry out — and that cry is not lost in the air. It is an appeal lodged with the highest court, and the Judge has bound Himself to hear it. Abel’s blood, the cheated worker, the afflicted widow — each cry is a case, and the court acts.

Courtroom Roles

The oppressed (the appellant) lodges the cry against the wrong.
Yahuah (the Judge) bound to hear the cry and act.
The wrong (the matter) the injustice the cry brings to the bench.

Where It Sits

IThere Is a Court

IIThe Court Runs on One Code

IIIYou Are Named on the Docket

IVThe Acquittal

VYour Life Is the Testing

VIIt Is All Entered as Evidence

VIIThe Bench Convenes

Movement VI — It Is All Entered as Evidence. Word, deed, and blood — every step of the walk is deposed and filed. Nothing falls off the record.