Jeremiah 21:13

¹¹ Moreover, tell the house of the king of Judah to hear the word of the LORD.

¹² 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.

Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley, atop the rocky plateau— declares the LORD— you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?”

¹⁴ I will punish you as your deeds deserve, declares the LORD. I will kindle a fire in your forest that will consume everything around you.’”

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley, atop the rocky plateau— declares the LORD— you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?”
KJV: 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?
WEB: Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, and of the rock of the plain,’ says the LORD. ‘You that say, “Who would come down against us?” or, “Who would enter into our homes?”
ASV: Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, [and] of the rock of the plain, saith Jehovah; you that say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?
DARBY: Behold, I am against thee, inhabitress of the valley, the rock of the plain, saith Jehovah; ye that say, Who shall come down against us, or who shall enter into our dwellings?
BLB: Behold, I [am] against you, a declaration of YHWH, O dweller of the valley, O rock of the plain, who say, “Who shall come down against us or who shall come into our dwellings?

ÅB: Se, jeg kommer over deg, du som bor i dalen, på berget på sletten[^1], sier Herren - Dere som sier: Hvem kan komme ned og overfalle oss, og hvem kan komme inn i våre boliger?
OTB: Se, jeg er imot dere, dere som bor i dalen, på det steinete platået, erklærer Herren— dere som sier: “Hvem kan komme ned mot oss? Hvem kan komme inn i våre boliger?”
B1930: Se, jeg kommer over dig, du som bor i dalen, på berget på sletten, sier Herren - I som sier: Hvem kan komme ned og overfalle oss, og hvem kan komme inn i våre boliger? / < d.e. Sion; JER 17, 3.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Lamentations 4:12
The kings of the earth did not believe, nor any people of the world, that an enemy or a foe could enter the gates of Jerusalem.
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Obadiah 1:3–4
The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’
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Ezekiel 13:8
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you have uttered vain words and seen false visions, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD.
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Psalms 125:2
As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, both now and forevermore.
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Jeremiah 49:4–5
Why do you boast of your valleys— your valleys so fruitful, O faithless daughter? You trust in your riches and say, ‘Who can come against me?’
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Jeremiah 50:31
“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.
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Jeremiah 23:30–32
“Therefore behold,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who steal from one another words they attribute to Me.”
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Micah 3:11
Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”
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