21 (A)You shall not oppress a stranger nor torment him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22 (B)You shall not oppress any widow or orphan. 23 If you oppress him at all, and (C)if he does cry out to Me, (D)I will assuredly hear his cry; 24 and My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword, (E)and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.

Read full chapter

21 “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner,(A) for you were foreigners(B) in Egypt.

22 “Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless.(C) 23 If you do and they cry out(D) to me, I will certainly hear their cry.(E) 24 My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.(F)

Read full chapter

28 They are (A)fat, they are sleek,
They also [a]excel in deeds of wickedness;
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the [b](B)orphan, so that they may be successful;
And they do not [c]defend the rights of the poor.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:28 Lit pass over; or overlook deeds
  2. Jeremiah 5:28 Or fatherless
  3. Jeremiah 5:28 Lit judge

28     and have grown fat(A) and sleek.
Their evil deeds have no limit;
    they do not seek justice.
They do not promote the case of the fatherless;(B)
    they do not defend the just cause of the poor.(C)

Read full chapter