Jeremiah 22:3

Jeremiah 22:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
• New International Version (NIV)This is what the Lord says: Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus says the Lord: Do justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus says the Lord: “Execute judgment and righteousness, and deliver the plundered out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong and do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.

Context of Jeremiah 22:3

1The Lord told me, “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah. Give him a message from me there. 2Say: ‘Listen, O king of Judah who follows in David’s succession. You, your officials, and your subjects who pass through the gates of this palace must listen to what the Lord says. The Lord says, “Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land. 4If you are careful to obey these commands, then the kings who follow in David’s succession and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to come through the gates of this palace, as will their officials and their subjects. 5But, if you do not obey these commands, I solemnly swear that this palace will become a pile of rubble. I, the Lord, affirm it!”

Jeremiah 22:3 word by word

כֹּ֣ה׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה עֲשׂ֤וּ מִשְׁפָּט֙ וּצְדָקָ֔ה וְהַצִּ֥ילוּ גָז֖וּל מִיַּ֣ד עָשׁ֑וֹק וְגֵר֩ יָת֨וֹם וְאַלְמָנָ֤ה אַל־תֹּנוּ֙ אַל־תַּחְמֹ֔סוּ וְדָ֣ם נָקִ֔י אַֽל־תִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּ בַּמָּק֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Executeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• ye judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• and righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
• and deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• the spoiledגָּזַלgâzal · to plunderH1497
• out of the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of the oppressorעָשׁוֹק‛âshôq · oppressorH6216
• and do no wrongיָנָהyânâh · to oppressH3238
• do no violenceחָמַסchâmas · to injureH2554
• to the strangerגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• the fatherlessיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490
• nor the widowאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• neither shedשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: killH8210
• innocentנָקִיnâqîy nâqîy' · innocentH5355
• bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• in this placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725

Cross-references for Jeremiah 22:3

• Jeremiah 5:28That is how they have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to the evil things they do. They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor.
• Jeremiah 9:24If people want to boast, they should boast about this: They should boast that they understand and know me. They should boast that they know and understand that I, the Lord, act out of faithfulness, fairness, and justice in the earth and that I desire people to do these things,” says the Lord.
• Jeremiah 21:12O royal family descended from David. The Lord says: ‘See to it that people each day are judged fairly. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Otherwise, my wrath will blaze out against you. It will burn like a fire that cannot be put out because of the evil that you have done.
• Exodus 23:6“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.
• Leviticus 19:15“‘You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.
• Deuteronomy 16:18You must appoint judges and civil servants for each tribe in all your villages that the Lord your God is giving you, and they must judge the people fairly.
• Deuteronomy 25:1If controversy arises between people, they should go to court for judgment. When the judges hear the case, they shall exonerate the innocent but condemn the guilty.
• 2 Samuel 23:3The God of Israel spoke, the protector of Israel spoke to me. The one who rules fairly among men, the one who rules in the fear of God,
• Job 29:7When I went out to the city gate and secured my seat in the public square,
• Psalms 72:2Then he will judge your people fairly, and your oppressed ones equitably.
• Micah 3:11Her leaders take bribes when they decide legal cases, her priests proclaim rulings for profit, and her prophets read omens for pay. Yet they claim to trust the Lord and say, “The Lord is among us. Disaster will not overtake us!”
• Zechariah 7:9“The Lord who rules over all said, ‘Exercise true judgment and show brotherhood and compassion to each other.
• Jeremiah 29:17The Lord who rules over all says, ‘I will bring war, starvation, and disease on them. I will treat them like figs that are so rotten they cannot be eaten.
• Deuteronomy 10:18who justly treats the orphan and widow, and who loves resident foreigners, giving them food and clothing.
• Deuteronomy 24:7If a man is found kidnapping a person from among his fellow Israelites, and regards him as mere property and sells him, that kidnapper must die. In this way you will purge evil from among you.
• Deuteronomy 27:19‘Cursed is the one who perverts justice for the resident foreigner, the orphan, and the widow.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

Commentaries on Jeremiah 22:3

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Judah's leaders acted unfairly and unjustly. They did not help robbery victims or rescue the oppressed. They mistreated foreigners, orphans, and widows (see Isaiah 58:6–7; Micah 6:8; Zechariah 7:9–10; 8:16–17; Matthew 23:23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Jehoiakim is meant here especially: he, by oppression, levied the tribute imposed on him by Pharaoh-necho, king of Egypt (2Ch 36:3), and taxed his people, and took their labor without pay, to build gorgeous palaces for himself (Jr 22:13-17), and shed innocent blood, for example, that of Urijah the prophet (Jr 26:20-24; 2Ki 23:35; 24:4).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 22:3

• Aliens
• Homicide
• Injustice
• Justice
• Orphan
• Reward
• Rulers
• Strangers
• Widow

In the dictionaries

• Execute; Executioner
• Fatherless
• Uriah; Uruah
• just, justice, unjust, injustice, justify, justification

Commentaries on Jeremiah 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings