Jeremiah 22:3
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 22
“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
What Does Jeremiah 22:3 Mean?
Jeremiah 22:3 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 22, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Justice, Care for the Poor, Judgment, Law, and Compassion.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 22:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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 with thy God?”Isaiah 1:17“Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.”Amos 5:24“But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.”Psalms 82:3“Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.”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, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.”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 it.”Proverbs 31:9“Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.”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 unspotted from the world.”Proverbs 23:10“Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:”Jeremiah 23:5“Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.”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 vexed the fatherless and the widow.”Ezekiel 45:9“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord GOD.”Isaiah 1:15“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 blood.”Zechariah 7:9“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 swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.”Leviticus 19:13“Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.”Deuteronomy 19:10“That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.”Deuteronomy 24:7“If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you.”2 Kings 24:4“And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.”Psalms 68:5“A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.”
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