“Thus saith the Lord; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.”
The specific commands—do no wrong, do no violence to strangers, orphans, widows, do not shed innocent blood—present a detailed catalog of justice. The emphasis on protection of the vulnerable (strangers, orphans, widows) shows that the covenant requires care for those without power. The prohibition on innocent bloodshed echoes the earlier accusation about the nation's violence. Obedience to these commands, the verse implies, would reverse the judgment.
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