John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:3
Thus saith the Lord, execute ye judgment and righteousness ,.... Judge righteous Judgment; give the cause to whom it belongs, without respect of persons, and without a bribe or corruption; do no unrighteousness to any, by withholding from them what is due unto them, which was what this prince was chargeable with, Jeremiah 22:13 ; and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor ; that was robbed or wronged of his property by one superior to him in power or cunning; See Gill on ... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 22:1-9
Here we have, I. Orders given to Jeremiah to go and preach before the king. In the foregoing chapter we are told that Zedekiah sent messengers to the prophet, but here the prophet is bidden to go, in his own proper person, to the house of the king, and demand his attention to the word of the King of kings (Jer. 22:2): Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah! Subjects must own that where the word of the king is there is power over them, but kings must own that where the word of the Lord is... read more