Jeremiah 22:3 meaning and explanation
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.
Jeremiah 22:3, Berean Standard Bible
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Jeremiah 22 opens with the LORD sending the prophet to the royal palace of Judah to address the king who sits on David's throne, along with his officials and the people passing through its gates. Verse 3 states the covenant demand in concrete terms: administer justice and righteousness, rescue the robbed from their oppressor, and do no wrong to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.
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