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Jeremiah 21:14

Judgment

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.

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?

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.
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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
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.’”
KJV
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.
WEB
I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings,’ says the LORD; ‘and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it will devour all that is around her.’”
ASV
And I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith Jehovah; and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is round about her.
DARBY
And I will visit you according to the fruit of your doings, saith Jehovah; and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is round about her.
BLB
And I will attend to you⁺ according to the fruit of your⁺ deeds, a declaration of YHWH, and I will kindle a fire in its forest, and it will devour all around it!’”
ÅB
Jeg vil hjemsøke dere etter frukten av deres gjerninger, sier Herren, og jeg vil tenne ild på dets skog[^2], og den skal fortære alt rundt omkring det.
[^1]: d.e. Sion; JER 17, 3.
[^2]: d.e. husene i Jerusalem.
OTB
Men jeg vil straffe dere i henhold til deres gjerninger, erklærer Herren. Jeg vil tenne en ild i deres skoger som vil fortære alle dens omgivelser.’”
B1930
Jeg vil hjemsøke eder efter frukten av eders gjerninger, sier Herren, og jeg vil tende ild på dets skog, og den skal fortære alt rundt omkring det. / < d.e. husene i Jerusalem.>

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 3:10–11

    Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

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  • Proverbs 1:31

    Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

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  • Jeremiah 32:19

    Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:

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  • 2 Chronicles 36:19

    And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.

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  • Jeremiah 17:10

    I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

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  • Jeremiah 52:13

    And burned the house of the LORD, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:

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  • Galatians 6:7–8

    Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

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  • Jeremiah 9:25

    Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;

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