Jeremiah 22:3

Good News Translation

“I, the Lord, command you to do what is just and right. Protect the person who is being cheated from the one who is cheating him. Do not mistreat or oppress aliens, orphans, or widows; and do not kill innocent people in this holy place.

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:3

The God of Israel has spoken; the protector of Israel said to me: “The king who rules with justice, who rules in obedience to God,

2 Kings 24:4

and especially because of all the innocent people he had killed. The Lord could not forgive Manasseh for that.

Job 22:9

You not only refused to help widows, but you also robbed and mistreated orphans.

Job 24:9

Evil people make slaves of fatherless infants and take the children of the poor in payment for debts.

Psalm 68:5

God, who lives in his sacred Temple, cares for orphans and protects widows.

Psalm 82:4

Rescue them from the power of evil people.

Psalm 94:21

who plot against good people and sentence the innocent to death.

Psalm 94:6

They kill widows and orphans, and murder the strangers who live in our land.

Exodus 22:21

“Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner; remember that you were foreigners in Egypt.

Exodus 22:22

Do not mistreat any widow or orphan.

Proverbs 23:10

Never move an old property line or take over land owned by orphans.

Isaiah 1:23

Your leaders are rebels and friends of thieves; they are always accepting gifts and bribes. They never defend orphans in court or listen when widows present their case.

Isaiah 58:6

“The kind of fasting I want is this: Remove the chains of oppression and the yoke of injustice, and let the oppressed go free.

Isaiah 58:7

Share your food with the hungry and open your homes to the homeless poor. Give clothes to those who have nothing to wear, and do not refuse to help your own relatives.

Jeremiah 19:4

I am going to do this because the people have abandoned me and defiled this place by offering sacrifices here to other gods—gods that neither they nor their ancestors nor the kings of Judah have known anything about. They have filled this place with the blood of innocent people,

Jeremiah 22:17

But you can only see your selfish interests; you kill the innocent and violently oppress your people. The Lord has spoken.

Jeremiah 26:16

Then the leaders and the people said to the priests and the prophets, “This man spoke to us in the name of the Lord our God; he should not be put to death.”

Jeremiah 5:28

why they are fat and well fed. There is no limit to their evil deeds. They do not give orphans their rights or show justice to the oppressed.

Jeremiah 7:23

But I did command them to obey me, so that I would be their God and they would be my people. And I told them to live the way I had commanded them, so that things would go well for them.

Jeremiah 9:24

If any want to boast, they should boast that they know and understand me, because my love is constant, and I do what is just and right. These are the things that please me. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Lamentations 3:36

When justice is perverted in court, he knows.

Ezekiel 18:12

He cheats the poor, he robs, he keeps what a borrower gives him as security. He goes to pagan shrines, worships disgusting idols,

Ezekiel 18:7

He doesn't cheat or rob anyone. He returns what a borrower gives him as security; he feeds the hungry and gives clothing to the naked.

Ezekiel 22:7

None of you in the city honor your parents. You cheat foreigners and take advantage of widows and orphans.

Ezekiel 45:9

The Sovereign Lord said, “You have sinned too long, you rulers of Israel! Stop your violence and oppression. Do what is right and just. You must never again drive my people off their land. I, the Sovereign Lord, am telling you this.

Joel 3:19

“Egypt will become a desert, and Edom a ruined waste, because they attacked the land of Judah and killed its innocent people.

Leviticus 19:15

“Be honest and just when you make decisions in legal cases; do not show favoritism to the poor or fear the rich.

Amos 5:15

Hate what is evil, love what is right, and see that justice prevails in the courts. Perhaps the Lord will be merciful to the people of this nation who are still left alive.

Amos 5:24

Instead, let justice flow like a stream, and righteousness like a river that never goes dry.

Micah 3:11

The city's rulers govern for bribes, the priests interpret the Law for pay, the prophets give their revelations for money—and they all claim that the Lord is with them. “No harm will come to us,” they say. “The Lord is with us.”

Micah 6:8

No, the Lord has told us what is good. What he requires of us is this: to do what is just, to show constant love, and to live in humble fellowship with our God.

Malachi 3:5

The Lord Almighty says, “I will appear among you to judge, and I will testify at once against those who practice magic, against adulterers, against those who give false testimony, those who cheat employees out of their wages, and those who take advantage of widows, orphans, and foreigners—against all who do not respect me.

Matthew 23:23

“How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You give to God one tenth even of the seasoning herbs, such as mint, dill, and cumin, but you neglect to obey the really important teachings of the Law, such as justice and mercy and honesty. These you should practice, without neglecting the others.

Deuteronomy 10:18

He makes sure that orphans and widows are treated fairly; he loves the foreigners who live with our people, and gives them food and clothes.

Deuteronomy 24:17

“Do not deprive foreigners and orphans of their rights; and do not take a widow's garment as security for a loan.

Deuteronomy 24:7

“If any of you kidnap Israelites and make them your slaves or sell them into slavery, you are to be put to death. In this way your nation will get rid of this evil.

Deuteronomy 25:1

“Suppose two Israelites go to court to settle a dispute, and one is declared innocent and the other guilty.

Deuteronomy 27:19

“‘God's curse on anyone who deprives foreigners, orphans, and widows of their rights.’ “And all the people will answer, ‘Amen!’

James 1:27

What God the Father considers to be pure and genuine religion is this: to take care of orphans and widows in their suffering and to keep oneself from being corrupted by the world.