Jeremiah 22:3

The Passion Translation

Yahweh says to you: Be concerned for justice and righteousness. Rescue the one who is robbed from his oppressor. Do not exploit or mistreat the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. Stop the violence and do not shed the blood of the innocent in this place.

Cross References

Psalm 68:5

To the fatherless he is a father. To the widow he is a champion friend. The lonely he makes part of a family. The prisoners he leads into prosperity until they sing for joy. This is our Holy God in his Holy Place! But for the rebels there is heartache and despair.

Psalm 82:4

Your duty is to deliver the poor and the powerless; liberate them from the grasp of the wicked.

Psalm 94:21

For they gang up against the lovers of righteousness and condemn the innocent to death.

Psalm 94:6

Heartlessly they murder the widows, the foreigners, and even the orphaned children.

Proverbs 23:10

Never move a long-standing boundary line or attempt to take land that belongs to the fatherless.

Proverbs 6:17

Putting others down while considering yourself superior, spreading lies and rumors, spilling the blood of the innocent,

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebellious and companions of crooks. They are self-centered racketeers who love a bribe and who chase after payoffs. They don’t defend the fatherless or consider the rights of a helpless widow.

Isaiah 58:6

“This is the kind of fast that I desire: Remove the heavy chains of oppression! Stop exploiting your workers! Set free the crushed and mistreated! Break off every yoke of bondage!

Isaiah 58:7

Share your food with the hungry! Provide for the homeless and bring them into your home! Clothe the naked! Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood!

Jeremiah 19:4

For they, their ancestors, and the kings of Judah have defiled this place and forsaken me. They have sacrificed here to strange gods, whom they never knew, and have filled this place with the blood of innocent people.

Jeremiah 21:12

royal family of David. Here is what Yahweh says to you: Each new day, make sure that justice is done and rescue those who have been robbed from the power of their oppressor, or my wrath will go forth like an unquenchable fire on account of their evil deeds.

Jeremiah 22:17

“But your eyes and heart are only interested in what brings you unjust profit, in violently oppressing your people even if it means shedding innocent blood.”

Jeremiah 26:16

Then all the leaders and the people said to the priests and prophets, “This man does not deserve to die, for he has spoken to us in the name of Yahweh our God.”

Jeremiah 5:28

fat and prosperous. Indeed, their wickedness knows no bounds. There is no true justice in their judgments— they neither stand up for the rights of the orphans, nor help the needy receive their fair portion.

Jeremiah 7:23

Rather, I commanded them: “Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Live your lives according to what I command you that all may go well with you.”

Jeremiah 9:24

If you’re going to boast, then boast about this: that you understand my ways and know my heart, and you know that I am Yahweh. Let the wise boast in knowing how I demonstrate infinite love, true justice, and righteousness, for these are the things that delight my heart,” declares Yahweh.

Lamentations 3:36

to cheat someone of justice— these things the Lord does not approve.

Ezekiel 18:12

exploits the poor and needy, robs, and defrauds others. He worships the false gods and engages in despicable practices

Ezekiel 18:7

He exploits and defrauds no one. He does not steal but generously feeds the hungry and clothes the needy.

Ezekiel 22:7

They have despised their fathers and mothers, cheated the foreigners who live within your walls, and mistreated the widow and orphan.

Ezekiel 45:9

Lord Yahweh says this: “You have overstepped your bounds, you leaders of Israel! Stop your violence and oppression and start practicing justice and righteousness. I, Lord Yahweh, say to you: Do what is right and just, and stop forcing people from their homes so that you can take their property.

Matthew 23:23

“Great sorrow awaits you religious scholars and Pharisees—frauds and pretenders! For you are obsessed with peripheral issues, like insisting on paying meticulous tithes on the smallest herbs that grow in your gardens. These matters are fine, yet you ignore the most important duties of all: to walk in the love of God, to display mercy to others, and to live with integrity. Readjust your values and place first things first.

James 1:27

True spirituality that is pure in the eyes of our Father God is to make a difference in the lives of the orphans, and widows in their troubles, and to refuse to be corrupted by the world’s values.