Charles Ellicott Commentary Jeremiah 22:3

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Jeremiah 22:3

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Jeremiah 22:3

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"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." — Jeremiah 22:3 (ASV)

Execute you judgment. —As the Hebrew verb is not identical with that in Jeremiah 21:12, and implies a less formal act, it might be better to render it, do you judgment ...

Do no wrong ... —The Hebrew order connects both verbs with the substantives— to the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, do no wrong, no violence— and gives the latter the emphasis of position. The whole verse paints all too vividly a reign which presented the very reverse of all that the prophet describes as belonging to a righteous king.