but, ‘As the Lord lives, who brought and led the descendants of the house of Israel from the land of the north and from all the other countries where I had banished them.’ They will dwell once more in their own land.”

Then the remnant of Judah—those going to live for a while there in the land of Egypt—will have no fugitive or survivor to return to the land of Judah where they are longing to return to live, for they will not return except for a few fugitives.”

Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work,

Ordinance

They seek Me day after day
and delight to know My ways,
like a nation that does what is right
and does not abandon the justice of their God.
They ask Me for righteous judgments;
they delight in the nearness of God.”

Submit to every human authority because of the Lord, whether to the Emperor as the supreme authority

Receive

Therefore, you must submit, not only because of wrath, but also because of your conscience.

[“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You devour widows’ houses and make long prayers just for show. This is why you will receive a harsher punishment.]

They devour widows’ houses and say long prayers just for show. These will receive harsher punishment.”

They devour widows’ houses and say long prayers just for show. These will receive greater punishment.”

Not many should become teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive a stricter judgment,

General references

They answered Joshua, “Everything you have commanded us we will do, and everywhere you send us we will go.

He appointed judges in all the fortified cities of the land of Judah, city by city.