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21 (A)You shall not mistreat a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. 22 (B)You shall not afflict any widow or orphan. 23 And if you indeed afflict him, and (C)if he earnestly cries out to Me, (D)I will surely hear his cry; 24 and My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, (E)and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.

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28 They are (A)fat, they are sleek;
They also [a]excel in deeds of evil;
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the [b](B)orphan, that they may succeed;
And they do not [c]render justice for the poor.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:28 Or overlook deeds; lit pass over
  2. Jeremiah 5:28 Or fatherless
  3. Jeremiah 5:28 Lit judge