KJV ORIGINAL
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:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
If you don't mistreat foreigners, orphans, and widows, and don't kill innocent people in this place, and don't follow other gods that will harm you:
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is telling His people that true faithfulness means treating vulnerable people with justice and not worshiping false gods.
📚 Historical Context
Jeremiah spoke these words during the final decades before Jerusalem's destruction in 586 BC, when corruption and idolatry were rampant in Judah. The people were oppressing society's most vulnerable members while also worshiping foreign gods alongside the Lord. This was part of God's conditional promise - if they changed their ways, they could remain in the land He gave them.
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