en_tn/jer/07/05.md

# Connecting Statement:

Yahweh continues giving Jeremiah his message to the people of Judah.

# make your ways and practices good

"improve your ways and practices." See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 7:3](./03.md).

# completely execute justice

The abstract noun "justice" can be translated using the verb "judge." AT: "judge rightly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# do not exploit the one

"treat fairly the foreigner"

# orphan

child whose parents have died

# pour out innocent blood

Here pouring out innocent blood represents killing those not deserving death. AT: "kill innocent people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# walk after other gods

Here walking after is a metonym for following after with the intent to serve and obey. AT: "serve other gods" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# to your own harm

This is an idiom. AT: "for that will ruin you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# in this place

Here "this place" refers to the land of Judah.

# will let you stay

"will let you continue to live"

# from ancient times and forever

"from ancient times and continually." This means Yahweh gave the land to the people of Judah to be their permanent possession.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/good]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/justice]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/neighbor]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/innocent]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/blood]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/walk]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/forever]]