Jeremiah 21:12

Jeremiah 21:12 in other versions

• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)This is what the Lord says to the dynasty of David: “‘Give justice each morning to the people you judge! Help those who have been robbed; rescue them from their oppressors. Otherwise, my anger will burn like an unquenchable fire because of all your sins.

Context of Jeremiah 21:12

10For 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. 11And 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. 13Behold, 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? 14But 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.

Jeremiah 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

• 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 7:2And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.
• Luke 1:69And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
• Jeremiah 5:28They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
• Jeremiah 22:2And 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:
• Jeremiah 23:5Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
• 2 Samuel 8:15And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.
• Psalms 72:1Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
• Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
• Isaiah 1:17Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
• Isaiah 16:3Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth.
• Isaiah 31:1Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord!
• Zechariah 7:9Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
• Exodus 18:13And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.
• Psalms 101:8I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the Lord.
• Ecclesiastes 10:16Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
• Zephaniah 3:5The 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.

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

Topics related to Jeremiah 21:12

• King
• Oppression
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• David
• house of David
• house, household, house of Israel, house of David
• Execute; Executioner
• Quench
• Unquenchable Fire
• Uriah; Uruah
• Zedekiah (2)
• Zedekiah
• quench, quenched, unquenchable

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