This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place. Cross References Matthew 23:23Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin, but you have disregarded the weightier matters of the Law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. Exodus 22:21 You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt. Psalm 72:4 May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor. Proverbs 23:10 Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless, Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do right, seek justice, correct the oppressor, defend the fatherless, plead for the widow." Isaiah 58:6 Is not the fast I have chosen to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free, and tear off every yoke? Isaiah 58:7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Jeremiah 5:28 They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in evil matters. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, so they might prosper, nor have they defended the rights of the needy. Jeremiah 7:5 For if you really change your ways and deeds, if you act justly toward one another, Jeremiah 7:6 if you no longer oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, and no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm, Jeremiah 7:23 but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you. Jeremiah 19:4 because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in it to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent. Jeremiah 21:12 O house of David, this is what the LORD says: 'Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with none to extinguish it because of their evil deeds. Jeremiah 22:17 "But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression." Lamentations 3:36 to subvert a man in his lawsuit--of these the Lord does not approve. Ezekiel 18:12 He oppresses the poor and needy, he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations. Ezekiel 45:9 For this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Enough, O princes of Israel! Cease your violence and oppression, and do what is just and right. Stop dispossessing My people, declares the Lord GOD.' Amos 5:24 But let justice roll on like a river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O mankind, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Zechariah 7:9 "This is what the LORD of Hosts says: 'Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. Chapter Outline 1. He exhorts to repentance, with promises and threats.10. The judgment of Shallum; 13. of Jehoiakim; 20. and of Coniah. Jump to Previous Blood Deliver Execute Fatherless Foreigner Hand Innocent Judgment Justice Laid Oppressor Righteousness Robbed Shed Spoiled Stranger Violence Waste Widow WrongJump to Next Blood Deliver Execute Fatherless Foreigner Hand Innocent Judgment Justice Laid Oppressor Righteousness Robbed Shed Spoiled Stranger Violence Waste Widow Wrong |
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Execute. Jeremiah 5:28 Jeremiah 9:24 Jeremiah 21:12 Exodus 23:6-9 Leviticus 19:15 Deuteronomy 16:18-20 Deuteronomy 25:1 2 Samuel 23:3 Job 29:7-17 Psalm 72:2-4 Micah 3:11 Zechariah 7:9-11 do no wrong. Jeremiah 29:17 do no violence. Deuteronomy 10:18 Deuteronomy 24:7 Deuteronomy 27:19 Job 22:9 Job 24:9 Job 29:12 Psalm 68:5 Psalm 94:6 Proverbs 23:10 Isaiah 1:23 Ezekiel 22:7 Malachi 3:5 James 1:27 neither. Jeremiah 22:17 Jeremiah 7:6 Jeremiah 26:16 Deuteronomy 19:10-13 2 Kings 24:4 Psalm 94:21 Proverbs 6:17 Links Jeremiah 22:3 NIVJeremiah 22:3 NLT Jeremiah 22:3 ESV Jeremiah 22:3 NASB Jeremiah 22:3 KJV Jeremiah 22:3 Bible Apps Jeremiah 22:3 Parallel Jeremiah 22:3 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 22:3 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 22:3 French Bible Jeremiah 22:3 German Bible Jeremiah 22:3 Commentaries Bible Hub |