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Jeremiah 22:3

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 22:3

Verse 3 of 30

Scripture focus

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.

Jeremiah 22:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 22:3

Theological / Devotional

Judgment. Or, “justice.” From the words in the previous verse, “Thy people that enter in by these gates,” it would seem that Jeremiah delivered this message to the king as he sat in the gate in the presence of his subjects (see on ch. 21:12), probably conducting the affairs of state.

Shed innocent blood. One example of this unrelenting and extreme cruelty was the murder of Urijah by Jehoiakim (see ch. 26:20-23).

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