3:5 “I 1 will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, 2 and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, 3 who refuse to help 4 the immigrant 5 and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the Lord who rules over all.
3:6 “Since, I, the Lord, do not go back on my promises, 6 you, sons of Jacob, have not perished.
1 tn The first person pronoun (a reference to the
2 tn Heb “those who swear [oaths] falsely.” Cf. NIV “perjurers”; TEV “those who give false testimony”; NLT “liars.”
3 tn Heb “and against the oppressors of the worker for a wage, [the] widow and orphan.”
4 tn Heb “those who turn aside.”
5 tn Or “resident foreigner”; NIV “aliens”; NRSV “the alien.”
6 tn Heb “do not change.” This refers to God’s ongoing commitment to his covenant promises to Israel.