Jérémie 22:3

3 Ainsi a dit l'Éternel: Faites droit et justice; délivrez l'opprimé de la main de l'oppresseur; n'opprimez pas, ne violentez pas l'étranger, ni l'orphelin ni la veuve, et ne répandez point le sang innocent dans ce lieu.

Jérémie 22:3 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 22:3

Thus saith the Lord, execute ye judgment and righteousness,
&c.] Judge righteous Judgment; give the cause to whom it belongs, without respect of persons, and without a bribe or corruption; do no unrighteousness to any, by withholding from them what is due unto them, which was what this prince was chargeable with, ( Jeremiah 22:13 ) ; and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor;
that was robbed or wronged of his property by one superior to him in power or cunning; (See Gill on Jeremiah 21:12); and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor
the widow:
who are not in a situation, and in such a condition and circumstances, as to defend themselves; and whom God has a peculiar regard unto; and therefore they who are his deputies and vicegerents, as kings and civil magistrates are, ought to protect such persons, and neither grieve and injure them themselves, nor suffer others to do it: neither shed innocent blood in this place;
to grieve and wrong the above persons is a very great evil, but to shed the blood of innocent per tons is a greater still; and this is aggravated by being committed by such who are set over men to secure and preserve their properties and their lives; and such heinous sins as these the present reigning king of Judah was guilty of; which is the reason of their being mentioned; see ( Jeremiah 22:17 ) .

Jérémie 22:3 In-Context

1 Ainsi a dit l'Éternel: Descends dans la maison du roi de Juda, et prononces-y cette parole.

2 Dis: Écoute la parole de l'Éternel, roi de Juda, qui es assis sur le trône de David, toi, et tes serviteurs, et ton peuple, qui entrez par ces portes.

3 Ainsi a dit l'Éternel: Faites droit et justice; délivrez l'opprimé de la main de l'oppresseur; n'opprimez pas, ne violentez pas l'étranger, ni l'orphelin ni la veuve, et ne répandez point le sang innocent dans ce lieu.

4 Car si vous agissez suivant cette parole, les rois assis sur le trône de David entreront par les portes de cette maison, montés sur des chars et sur des chevaux, eux, leurs serviteurs et leur peuple.

5 Mais si vous n'écoutez pas ces paroles, j'ai juré par moi-même, dit l'Éternel, que cette maison sera réduite en ruines.