Jeremiah 22:3-5

Good News Translation

³ “I, the Lord, command you to do what is just and right. Protect the person who is being cheated from the one who is cheating him. Do not mistreat or oppress aliens, orphans, or widows; and do not kill innocent people in this holy place. ⁴ If you really do as I have commanded, then David's descendants will continue to be kings. And they, together with their officials and their people, will continue to pass through the gates of this palace in chariots and on horses. ^5 (A)But if you do not obey my commands, then I swear to you that this palace will fall into ruins. I, the Lord, have spoken.