Jeremiah 7:5-6

“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:”

"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:" - Jeremiah 7:5-6
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What does Jeremiah 7:5-6 mean?

The Bible verse Jeremiah 7:5-6 from the King James Version (KJV) states, "For if ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye thoroughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour; If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent…

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The Call to Righteousness: A Reflection on Jeremiah 7:5-6

In the book of Jeremiah, the Lord God speaks through the prophet to confront His people about their ways and invite them back to a covenant relationship characterized by justice and compassion. Jeremiah 7:5-6 (KJV) states: "For if ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings…

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A Prayer for Righteous Living and Social Justice

Heavenly Father, We come before You in reverence and awe, acknowledging Your supreme authority and divine wisdom that governs all creation. We gather our hearts in unity, seeking a deeper understanding of Your Word, especially the words spoken through Your prophet Jeremiah in…

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Jeremiah 7:5-6 - "For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly execute justice one with another, if you do not oppress the stranger, the orphan, or the widow, or shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not go after other gods to your own harm."
Jeremiah 7:5 - "For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;"
Jeremiah 6:5 - "Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces."
1 Peter 5:6-7
1 Peter 5:6-7
"For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;" - Jeremiah 7:5
Jeremiah 7:6 - "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:"
Jeremiah 6:7 - "As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds."
"Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces." - Jeremiah 6:5
Jeremiah 5:7 - "¶ How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses."
Jeremiah 38:6 (KJVA) 6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
Jeremiah 7:1 - "The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"
Jeremiah 37:6 - "¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,"
Jeremiah 32:6 - "¶ And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Jeremiah 5:6 - "Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased."
Jeremiah 38:6 - "Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire."
Jeremiah 34:6 - "Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,"
Jeremiah 42:7 - "¶ And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah."
Jeremiah 10:5
1 Peter 5:6-7 - "Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."
Jeremiah 26:7 - "So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD."
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 - "4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."
Jeremiah 36:5 - "And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:"
Prophet Jeremiah 1:5
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 28:5 - "Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the LORD,"
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 17:7-8