Jeremiah 22:3

“Thus says YHWH: Do justice and righteousness, and rescue the one who is robbed from the hand of the oppressor; and the resident alien, the orphan, and the widow do not wrong, do not treat with violence; and innocent blood do not shed in this place.”

Jeremiah 22:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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YHWH tells Jeremiah's hearers to do justice and rescue the robbed from the oppressorJustice and mercy

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Jeremiah 22:3, word by word

saysאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amar” appears
YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
Doעֲשׂוּasu

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asu” appears
justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat

justice

What is right and fair.

Where else “mishpat” appears
and righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedaka

righteous deeds

Doing what is just, upright deeds.

Where else “tsedaka” appears
and rescueהַצִּילוּhatsilu

rescue

To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.

Where else “hatsilu” appears
the one who is robbedגָזוּלgazul

seize, rob

Take by force, rob, tear away.

Where else “gazul” appears
from the handיַּדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

Where else “yad” appears
of the oppressorעָשׁוֹקashok

oppressor

Oppressor, one who oppresses others.

Where else “ashok” appears
and the resident alienגֵרger

resident alien

Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.

Where else “ger” appears
the orphanיָתוֹםyatom

fatherless

Orphan; above all one who has lost his father.

Where else “yatom” appears
and the widowאַלְמָנָהalmana

widow

Widow.

Where else “almana” appears
wrongתֹּנוּtonu

mistreat, oppress

Mistreat, oppress; take advantage of someone weaker.

Where else “tonu” appears
treat with violenceתַּחְמֹסוּtachmosu

do violence, wrong

To do violence, to mistreat; to tear away by force.

Where else “tachmosu” appears
and innocentנָקִיnaki

innocent

Without guilt: blood of one who did no wrong.

Where else “naki” appears
bloodדָםdam

bloodguilt

A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.

Where else “dam” appears
shedתִּשְׁפְּכוּtishpchu

spill

To empty out water or blood; "spill blood" is to kill.

Where else “tishpchu” appears
in this placeמָּקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

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The context

2and say, ‘Hear the word of YHWH, king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people, who enter by these gates.

3 · This verse (above)

4For if you truly do this word, then there will enter by the gates of this house kings who sit for David on his throne, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.

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