Jeremiah 7:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
[if] you do not oppressתַֽעֲשֹׁ֔קוּ
(ta·'a·sho·ku,)
6231: to oppress, wrong, extorta prim. root
the alien,גֵּ֣ר
(ger)
1616: a sojournerfrom gur
the orphan,יָתֹ֤ום
(ya·to·vm)
3490: an orphanfrom an unused word
or the widow,וְאַלְמָנָה֙
(ve·'al·ma·nah)
490: a widowfem. of alman
and do not shedתִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּ
(tish·pe·chu)
8210: to pour out, poura prim. root
innocentנָקִ֔י
(na·ki,)
5355a: clean, free from, exemptfrom naqah
bloodוְדָ֣ם
(ve·dam)
1818: blooda prim. root
in thisהַזֶּ֑ה
(haz·zeh;)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
place,בַּמָּקֹ֣ום
(bam·ma·ko·vm)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
norלֹ֣א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
walkתֵלְכ֖וּ
(te·le·chu)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
afterוְאַחֲרֵ֨י
(ve·'a·cha·rei)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
otherאֲחֵרִ֛ים
(a·che·rim)
312: anotherfrom achar
godsאֱלֹהִ֧ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
to your own ruin,לְרַ֥ע
(le·ra)
7451b: evil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa


















KJV Lexicon
If ye oppress
`ashaq  (aw-shak')
to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow -- get deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), -or), do violence (wrong).
not the stranger
ger  (gare)
a guest; by implication, a foreigner -- alien, sojourner, stranger.
the fatherless
yathowm  (yaw-thome')
a bereaved person -- fatherless (child), orphan.
and the widow
'almanah  (al-maw-naw')
a widow; also a desolate place -- desolate house (palace), widow.
and shed
shaphak  (shaw-fak')
to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out -- cast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.
not innocent
naqiy  (naw-kee')
innocent -- blameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.
blood
dam  (dawm)
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
in this place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
neither walk
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
other
'acher  (akh-air')
hinder; generally, next, other, etc. -- (an-)other man, following, next, strange.
gods
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
to your hurt
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
if you do not oppress the alien, the orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor walk after other gods to your own ruin,

King James Bible
If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
if you no longer oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow and no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods, bringing harm on yourselves,

International Standard Version
and if you don't oppress the alien, the orphan, and the widow, and don't shed an innocent person's blood in this place, and if you don't follow other gods to your own harm,

NET Bible
Stop oppressing foreigners who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers, and women who have lost their husbands. Stop killing innocent people in this land. Stop paying allegiance to other gods. That will only bring about your ruin.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Suppose you do not oppress foreigners, orphans, and widows, or kill anyone in this place. And suppose you do not follow other gods that lead you to your own destruction.

King James 2000 Bible
If you oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
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