Jeremiah 21:12
10 For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
11 And touching the house of the king of Judah, say, Hear ye the word of the LORD;
O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
13 Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?
14 But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it because of their evil deeds.
- KJV
- O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
- WEB
- House of David, the LORD says, ‘Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go out like fire, and burn so that no one can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
- ASV
- O house of David, thus saith Jehovah, Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
- DARBY
- House of David, thus saith Jehovah: Judge with justice in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go forth like fire and burn, and there be none to quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
- BLB
- O house of David, thus says YHWH: ‘Judge [with] justice in the morning, and deliver the one plundered from the hand of the oppressor, lest My fury go forth and burn like the fire, so that no one can quench [it]—because of the evil of your⁺ deeds.
- ÅB
- Så sier Herren: Hold rett hver morgen, og fri den som er plyndret, ut av undertrykkerens hånd, for at ikke min harme skal fare ut som ild og brenne uten at noen slukker, for deres onde gjerningers skyld!
- OTB
- Davids hus, dette sier Herren: Utfør rettferdighet hver morgen; redd den som er blitt ranet fra undertrykkerens hånd, slik at min vrede ikke bryter ut som ild og brenner uten at noen kan slukke den, på grunn av ondskapen i deres gjerninger.
- B1930
- Så sier Herren: Hold rett hver morgen, og fri den som er plyndret, ut av undertrykkerens hånd, forat ikke min harme skal fare ut som ild og brenne uten at nogen slukker, for eders onde gjerningers skyld!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Read in contextProverbs 31:8–9
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
Read in contextJeremiah 4:4
Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:31
And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
Read in contextZechariah 7:9–11
Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
Read in contextJeremiah 22:2–3
And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates:
Read in contextEzekiel 20:47–48
And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
Read in contextZephaniah 3:5
The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
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