3. Judgment. Or, “justice.” From the words in the previous verse, “Thy people that enter in by these gates,” it would seem that Jeremiah delivered this message to the king as he sat in the gate in the presence of his subjects (see on 21:12), probably conducting the affairs of state.
Shed innocent blood. One example of this unrelenting and extreme cruelty was the murder of Urijah by Jehoiakim (see 26:20-23).