“For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.”
YHWH announces in direct speech: "I love justice, I hate robbery and wrongdoing; in my faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them." The divine commitment to justice and hatred of injustice establish moral foundations for YHWH's action. The promise of recompense according to works and everlasting covenant indicates that divine judgment-and-grace are inseparable from covenant renewal. This verse places justice at the heart of YHWH's character and the covenant's foundation: YHWH acts justly toward the oppressed and against the oppressor.
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