Jeremias 22:3

3 Assim diz o Senhor: Exercei o juízo e a justiça, e livrai o espoliado da mão do opressor. Não façais nenhum mal ou violencia ao estrangeiro, nem ao orfão, nem a viúva; não derrameis sangue inocente neste lugar.

Jeremias 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 ) .

Jeremias 22:3 In-Context

1 Assim diz o Senhor: Desce � casa do rei de Judá, e anuncia ali esta palavra.

2 E dize: Ouve a palavra do Senhor, ó rei de Judá, que te assentas no trono de Davi; ouvi, tu, e os teus servos, e o teu povo, que entrais por estas portas.

3 Assim diz o Senhor: Exercei o juízo e a justiça, e livrai o espoliado da mão do opressor. Não façais nenhum mal ou violencia ao estrangeiro, nem ao orfão, nem a viúva; não derrameis sangue inocente neste lugar.

4 Pois se deveras cumprirdes esta palavra, entrarão pelas portas desta casa reis que se assentem sobre o trono de Davi, andando em carros e montados em cavalos, eles, e os seus servos, e o seu povo.

5 Mas se não derdes ouvidos a estas palavras, por mim mesmo tenho jurado, diz o Senhor, que esta casa se tornará em assolação.