Jeremiah 22:3-5

Be fair to all people, those you know and those you don’t, provide a safety net of love for those who have none and live in peace! If we do these things then we will be living epistles that praise God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

The ideal Davidic king would execute judgment, or justice, and righteousness, or uprightness, fairness, and conformity to standard. The wisdom and prophetic writers echoed the same sentiment concerning the righteousness of kingdoms—that they must be measured according to their protection of the three segments of society who were unable to defend themselves: the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow.

If justice and righteousness characterized the leadership of the land, the continued prosperity of the Davidic dynasty would be assured. However, if the Lord’s words were not heeded, the house of David would be made a desolation—that is, a ruin or waste.

Jeremiah 22:3-5

³ Thus says the Lord: “Execute judgment and righteousness, and deliver the plundered out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong and do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place. ⁴ For if you indeed do this thing, then shall enter the gates of this house, riding on horses and in chariots, accompanied by servants and people, kings who sit on the throne of David. ⁵ But if you will not hear these words, I swear by Myself,” says the Lord, “that this house shall become a desolation.”