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Jeremiah 22:3

 

ירמיה כב:ג

Original Text:

כֹּה אָמַר ה' עֲשׂוּ מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה וְהַצִּילוּ גָזוּל מִיַּד עָשׁוֹק וְגֵר יָתוֹם וְאַלְמָנָה אַל תֹּנוּ אַל תַּחְמֹסוּ וְדָם נָקִי אַל תִּשְׁפְּכוּ בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה:

Translation:

Thus said the LORD: Do what is just and right; rescue from the defrauder one who is robbed; do not wrong the stranger, the orphan and the widow; commit no lawless act, and do not shed the blood of the innocent in this place.
[JPS translation. Edited for gender neutrality]

Suggested Discussion Questions:

1. Is this an inclusive list of what is just and right?
2. What do all of the situations listed have in common? Who would we be commanded to protect in today's society?

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Sarah Margles

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