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Jeremiah 7:5–6

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5Instead, if you really change your ways and your actions, if you act justly toward one another, op6if you no longer oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow qand no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods, bringing harm on yourselves,

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Footnotes

  1. o7:5 justly between a man and his neighbor

Cross references

  1. p7:5 Jr 22:3
  2. q7:6 Dt 19:10, 13; 21:8–9; 2Kg 21:16; 24:4; Jr 22:3, 17; 26:15; Mt 27:4

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly execute justice one with another, if you do not oppress the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow, or shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not go after other gods to your own harm,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

If you really change your ways and your actions and deal with each other justly, if you do not oppress the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not follow other gods to your own harm,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Instead, if you really correct your ways and your actions, if you act justly toward one another, if you no longer oppress the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow and no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods, bringing harm on yourselves,

NLTNew Living Translation

But I will be merciful only if you stop your evil thoughts and deeds and start treating each other with justice; only if you stop exploiting foreigners, orphans, and widows; only if you stop your murdering; and only if you stop harming yourselves by worshiping idols.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For if you truly make your ways and your deeds good, if you truly do justice between a man and his neighbor, you do not oppress the alien, the orphan, and the widow, you do not shed innocent blood in this place, and you do not go after other gods to your harm,

KJV 1900King James Version

For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour; If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt: