Jeremiah 22:3
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“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.”
שָׁפַךְ
to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out
יָנָה
you maltreat
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יָנָה
To oppress, to treat violently. Yanah. He was oppressed and afflicted yet He opened not His mouth. The silence of Jesus before His accusers was chosen not forced.
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מִשְׁפָּט
justice
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מִשְׁפָּט
Justice, right judgment. Mishpat. Doing what is right and fair in every situation. Let justice roll on like a river. God requires mishpat from His people.
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כֹּה
thus
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כֹּה
properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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גָּזַל
one who has been robbed
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גָּזַל
to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob
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חָמַס
you treat violently
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חָמַס
to be violent; by implication, to maltreat
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עָשׁוֹק
an oppressor
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עָשׁוֹק
oppressive (as noun, a tyrant)
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יָתוֹם
fatherless
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יָתוֹם
a bereaved person
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נָקִי
innocent
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נָקִי
innocent
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