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Jeremiah 21:12
12House of David, this is what the Lord says: Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from his oppressor, or my anger will flare up like fire and burn unquenchably because of your evil deeds.
Jeremiah 21:12 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)This is what the Lord says to you, house of David: “ ‘Administer justice every morning; rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed, or my wrath will break out and burn like fire because of the evil you have done— burn with no one to quench it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O house of David! Thus says the Lord: "'Execute justice in the morning, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn with none to quench it, because of your evil deeds.'"
- New King James Version (NKJV)O house of David! Thus says the Lord: “Execute judgment in the morning; And deliver him who is plundered Out of the hand of the oppressor, Lest My fury go forth like fire And burn so that no one can quench it, Because of the evil of your doings.
Context of Jeremiah 21:12
10For I have set my face against this city to bring disaster and not good — this is the Lord’s declaration. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, who will burn it.’ 11“And to the house of the king of Judah say this: ‘Hear the word of the Lord! House of David, this is what the Lord says: Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from his oppressor, or my anger will flare up like fire and burn unquenchably because of your evil deeds. 13Beware! I am against you, you who sit above the valley, you atop the rocky plateau — this is the Lord’s declaration — you who say, “Who can come down against us? Who can enter our hiding places?” 14I will punish you according to what you have done — this is the Lord’s declaration. I will kindle a fire in your forest that will consume everything around it.’”
Read all of Jeremiah 21Jeremiah 21:12 word by word
בֵּ֣ית דָּוִ֗ד כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה דִּ֤ינוּ לַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ מִשְׁפָּ֔ט וְהַצִּ֥ילוּ גָז֖וּל מִיַּ֣ד עוֹשֵׁ֑ק פֶּן־תֵּצֵ֨א כָאֵ֜שׁ חֲמָתִ֗י וּבָעֲרָה֙ וְאֵ֣ין מְכַבֶּ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י רֹ֥עַ מַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- O houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- Executeדִּיןdîyn dûn · to judgeH1777
- judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
- in the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
- and deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
- spoiledגָּזַלgâzal · to plunderH1497
- out of the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- of the oppressorעָשַׁק‛âshaq · to oppressH6231
- lest my furyחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
- go outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: issueH3318
- like fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
- and burnבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: burnH1197
- that none can quenchכָּבָהkâbâh · to quenchH3518
- becauseפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
- of the evilרֹעַrôa‛ · evilH7455
- of your doingsמַעֲלָלma‛ălâl · deedH4611
Cross-references for Jeremiah 21:12
- Isaiah 7:2When it became known to the house of David that Aram had occupied Ephraim, the heart of Ahaz and the hearts of his people trembled like trees of a forest shaking in the wind.
- Luke 1:69He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
- Jeremiah 5:28They have become fat and sleek. They have also excelled in evil matters. They have not taken up cases, such as the case of the fatherless, so they might prosper, and they have not defended the rights of the needy.
- Jeremiah 22:2You are to say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, king of Judah, you who sit on the throne of David — you, your officers, and your people who enter these gates.
- Jeremiah 23:5“Look, the days are coming” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “when I will raise up a Righteous Branch for David. He will reign wisely as king and administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- 2 Samuel 8:15So David reigned over all Israel, administering justice and righteousness for all his people.
- Psalms 72:1God, give your justice to the king and your righteousness to the king’s son.
- Psalms 82:2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked?Selah
- Isaiah 1:17Learn to do what is good. Pursue justice. Correct the oppressor. Defend the rights of the fatherless. Plead the widow’s cause.
- Isaiah 16:3Give us counsel and make a decision. Shelter us at noonday with shade that is as dark as night. Hide the refugees; do not betray the one who flees.
- Isaiah 31:1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and who depend on horses! They trust in the abundance of chariots and in the large number of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel, and they do not seek the Lord.
- Zechariah 7:9“The Lord of Armies says this: ‘Make fair decisions. Show faithful love and compassion to one another.
- Exodus 18:13The next day Moses sat down to judge the people, and they stood around Moses from morning until evening.
- Psalms 101:8Every morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, wiping out all evildoers from the Lord’s city.
- Ecclesiastes 10:16Woe to you, land, when your king is a youth and your princes feast in the morning.
- Zephaniah 3:5The righteous Lord is in her; he does no wrong. He applies his justice morning by morning; he does not fail at dawn, yet the one who does wrong knows no shame.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 21:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Execute judgment in the morning - Probably the time for dispensing judgment was the morning, when the people were going to their work; but the words may mean, Do justice promptly, do not delay. Let justice be administered as soon as required.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Execute judgment - As the administration of justice was performed in old time in person, the weal of the people depended to a great degree upon the personal qualities of the king (see 2 Samuel 15:4). And as “the oppressor” was generally some powerful noble, it was especially the king‘s duty to see that the weaker members of the community were not wronged.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-14Verses 11-14 The wickedness of the king and his family was the worse because of their relation to David. They were urged to act with justice, at once, lest the Lord's anger should be unquenchable. If God be for us, who can be against us? But if he be against us, who can do any thing for us?Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12The Lord told the royal family of Judah to treat people fairly or face His anger.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. house of David--the royal family and all in office about the king. He calls them so, because it was the greater disgrace that they had so degenerated from the piety of their forefather, David; and to repress their glorying in their descent from him, as if they were therefore inviolable; but God will not spare them as apostates. in the morning--alluding to the time of dispensing justice (Job 24:17; Psa 101:8); but the sense is mainly proverbial, for…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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