Jeremiah 22:3

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

This is what the Lord says: Administer justice and righteousness.  Rescue the victim of robbery from his oppressor.  Don’t exploit or brutalise the resident foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.  Don’t shed innocent blood in this place.

Cross References

Jeremiah 21:12

House of David, this is what the Lord says: Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from his oppressor, or my anger will flare up like fire and burn unquenchably because of your evil deeds.

Micah 6:8

Mankind, he has told each of you what is good and what it is the  Lord requires of you: to act justly, to love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with your God.

Jeremiah 22:17

But you have eyes and a heart for nothing except your own dishonest profit, shedding innocent blood and committing extortion and oppression.

James 1:27

Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to look after orphans and widows  in their distress and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

Ezekiel 22:7

Father and mother are treated with contempt,  and the resident foreigner is exploited within you. The fatherless and widow are oppressed in you.

Malachi 3:5

‘I will come to you in judgement, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the hired worker, the widow, and the fatherless; and against those who deny justice to the resident foreigner.  They do not fear me,’  says the Lord of Armies.

Joel 3:19

Egypt will become desolate, and Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violence done to the people of Judah in whose land they shed innocent blood.

Jeremiah 9:24

But the one who boasts should boast in this: that he understands and knows me   – that I am the Lord, showing faithful love, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for I delight in these things. This is the  Lord’s declaration.

Jeremiah 5:28

They have become fat  and sleek. They have also excelled in evil matters. They have not taken up cases, such as the case of the fatherless, so they might prosper, and they have not defended the rights of the needy.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love graft and chase after bribes. They do not defend the rights of the fatherless, and the widow’s case never comes before them.

Proverbs 23:10

Don’t move an ancient boundary marker, and don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

2 Kings 24:4

and also because of all the innocent blood he had shed. He had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood,  and the Lord was not willing to forgive.

Deuteronomy 24:7

‘If a man is discovered kidnapping  one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. You must purge the evil from you.

Jeremiah 26:16

Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets, ‘This man doesn’t deserve the death sentence, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God! ’

Proverbs 6:17

arrogant eyes,  a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

Job 24:9

The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized as collateral.

Job 22:9

You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless  was   crushed.

2 Samuel 23:3

The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘The one who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,

Deuteronomy 27:19

“The one who denies justice to a resident foreigner, a fatherless child, or a widow is cursed.” And all the people will say, “Amen! ”

Deuteronomy 25:1

‘If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court, and the judges will hear their case. They will clear the innocent and condemn the guilty.

Deuteronomy 10:18

He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the resident foreigner, giving him food and clothing.

Leviticus 19:15

‘Do not act unjustly  when deciding a case. Do not be partial  to the poor or give preference to the rich;  judge your neighbour fairly.

Micah 3:11

Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe, her priests teach for payment, and her prophets practise divination for silver. Yet they lean on the  Lord, saying, ‘Isn’t the Lord   among us? No disaster will overtake us.’

Exodus 22:22

‘You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.

Matthew 23:23

‘Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of   mint, dill, and cumin, and yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law #– #justice,   mercy, and faithfulness.   These things should have been done without neglecting the others.

Exodus 22:21

‘You must not exploit a resident foreigner  or oppress him, since you were resident foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Isaiah 58:6

Isn’t this the fast I choose: To break the chains of wickedness, to untie the ropes of the yoke, to set the oppressed free, and to tear off every yoke?

Isaiah 58:7

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your house, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to ignore your own flesh and blood?  ,

Jeremiah 7:23

However, I did give them this command: “Obey me, and then I will be your God, and you will be my people. Follow every way I command you so that it may go well with you.”

Jeremiah 19:4

because they have abandoned me  and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in it to other gods that they, their ancestors, and the kings of Judah have never known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent.

Lamentations 3:36

or subverting a person in his lawsuit   – the Lord does not approve of these things.

Ezekiel 18:12

and when he oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, and does not return collateral, and when he looks to the idols, commits detestable acts,

Ezekiel 45:9

‘This is what the Lord God says: You have gone too far,  , princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression and do what is just and right.  Put an end to your evictions of my people.’ This is the declaration of the Lord God.

Amos 5:24

But let justice flow like water, and righteousness like an unfailing stream.

Deuteronomy 24:17

Do not deny justice to a resident foreigner or fatherless child, and do not take a widow’s garment as security.

Ezekiel 18:7

He doesn’t oppress anyone  but returns his collateral to the debtor.  He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry  and covers the naked with clothing.

Amos 5:15

Hate evil and love good; establish justice at the city gate. Perhaps the Lord, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.