Jeremiah 22:3

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
saith	אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
Execute	עֲשׂ֤וּ 'a.Su	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
judgment	מִשְׁפָּט֙ mish.Pat	H4941	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
righteousness	וּצְדָקָ֔ה u.tze.da.Kah	H6666	rightness (abstractly) · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute
deliver	וְהַצִּ֥ילוּ ve.ha.Tzi.lu	H5337	to snatch away · conjunction + verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
spoiled	גָז֖וּל ga.Zul	H1497	to pluck off · verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute
hand	מִיַּ֣ד mi.Yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
oppressor	עָשׁ֑וֹק a.Shok	H6216	oppressive (as noun · noun, common masculine singular absolute
wrong	תֹּנוּ֙ to.Nu	H3238	to rage or be violent · verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural
violence	תַּחְמֹ֔סוּ tach.Mo.su	H2554	to be violent · verb, qal jussive, 2nd person masculine plural
stranger	וְגֵר֩ ve.Ger	H1616	properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
fatherless	יָת֨וֹם ya.Tom	H3490	a bereaved person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
widow	וְאַלְמָנָ֤ה ve.'al.ma.Nah	H490	a widow · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute
shed	תִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּ tish.pe.Khu	H8210	to spill forth (blood · verb, qal jussive, 2nd person masculine plural
innocent	נָקִ֔י na.Ki	H5355	innocent · adjective, masculine singular absolute
blood	וְדָ֣ם ve.Dam	H1818	blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or… · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
place	בַּמָּק֥וֹם ba.ma.Kom	H4725	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 21:12 O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, le…
Jeremiah 22:17 But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do…
Micah 6:8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly wi…
James 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself u…
Ezekiel 22:7 In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they ve…
Isaiah 1:15-20 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of…
Zechariah 7:9-11 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
Malachi 3:5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 22:1-9

Here we have, I. Orders given to Jeremiah to go and preach before the king. In the foregoing chapter we are told that Zedekiah sent messengers to the prophet, but here the prophet is bidden to go, in his own proper person, to the house of the king, and demand his attention to the word of the King of kings (Jer 22:2): Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah! Subjects must own that where the word of the king is there is power over them, but kings must own that where the word of the Lord is there is power over them. The king of Judah is here spoken to as sitting upon the throne of David, who was a man after God's own heart, as holding his dignity and power by the covenant made with David; le…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 22:3

Jehoiakim is meant here especially: he, by oppression, levied the tribute imposed on him by Pharaoh-necho, king of Egypt (Ch2 36:3), and taxed his people, and took their labor without pay, to build gorgeous palaces for himself (Jer 22:13-17), and shed innocent blood, for example, that of Urijah the prophet (Jer 26:20-24; Kg2 23:35; Kg2 24:4).

John Gill on Jeremiah 22:3

Thus saith the Lord, execute ye judgment and righteousness,.... Judge righteous Judgment; give the cause to whom it belongs, without respect of persons, and without a bribe or corruption; do no unrighteousness to any, by withholding from them what is due unto them, which was what this prince was chargeable with, Jeremiah 22:13; and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor; that was robbed or wronged of his property by one superior to him in power or cunning; See Gill on Jeremiah 21:12; and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow: who are not in a situation, and in such a condition and circumstances, as to defend themselves; and whom God has a…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 22:1-3

Jeremiah 22:1-3 1. Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, 1. Sic dicit Jehova, Descende in domum regis Jehudah, et loquere illic ser-monem hunc, 2. And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates: 2. Et dices, Audi sermonem Jehova, rex Jehudah, qui sedes super solium Davidis, tu et servi tui, et populus tuus qui ingredimini per portas has: 3. 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, no…

Dictionary and topics

Aliens · To be treated with justice — To be treated with justice
Fatherless · Do no violence to — Do no violence to
Homicide · 24:22; — 24:22;
Injustice · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Justice · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Orphan · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Poor, The · Do justice to — Do justice to
Reward · 8:33; — 8:33;
Rulers · 9:8;19:6,7; — 9:8;19:6,7;
Strangers · .Injustice to — .Injustice to
Widow · 10:18;14:28,29;16:11-14;24:17,19-21;25:5-10;27:19; — 10:18;14:28,29;16:11-14;24:17,19-21;25:5-10;27:19;
Widows · Should not be: Treated with violence — Should not be: Treated with violence

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 22:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 22:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 22:3

John Gill on Jeremiah 22:3

John Calvin on Jeremiah 22:1-3

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 22:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 22:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 22:3

John Gill on Jeremiah 22:3

John Calvin on Jeremiah 22:1-3

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 22:1-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 22:3

Rashi on Jeremiah 22:3