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Thus saith Jehovah: Execute ye justice and righteousness, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the sojourner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Execute you judgment. —As the Hebrew verb is not identical with that in Jeremiah 21:12, and implies a less formal act, it…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Prophet is again commanded to reprove the king and his counselors; but the exhortation is at the same time extended to the whole people. It was…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Thus says the Lord, execute you judgment and righteousness , &c.] Judge righteous Judgment; give the cause to whom it bel…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The king of Judah is spoken to, as sitting upon the throne of David, the man after God's own heart. Let him follow his example, that he may have th…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Here, he makes a threat against the kings, according to which they are to be punished in their own person. Concerning this, he makes thre…

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