Jeremiah 21:13

¹¹ And touching the house of the king of Judah, say, Hear ye the word of the LORD;

¹² 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.

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.

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.

Compare

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, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.
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Obadiah 1:3–4
The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
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Ezekiel 13:8
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD.
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Psalms 125:2
As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
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Jeremiah 49:4–5
Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?
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Jeremiah 50:31
Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord GOD of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.
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Jeremiah 23:30–32
Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.
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Micah 3:11
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.
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