Jeremiah 21
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Jeremiah 21:8-12

8“You shall also sayH559 to thisH2088 peopleH5971, ‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “BeholdH2009, I 1setH5414 beforeH6440 you the wayH1870 of lifeH2425 and the wayH1870 of deathH4194. 9He who 2dwellsH3427 in thisH2088 cityH5892 will dieH4191 by the 3swordH2719 and by famineH7458 and by pestilenceH1698; but he who goesH3318 out and fallsH5307 awayH5307 to the ChaldeansH3778 who are besiegingH6696H5921 you will liveH2421, and he will haveH1961 his own lifeH5315 as bootyH7998. 10For I have 4setH7760 My faceH6440 against thisH2088 cityH5892 for 5harmH7463 and not for goodH2899,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068. “It will be 6givenH5414 into the handH3027 of the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 and he will 7burnH8313 it with fireH784.”’

11“Then say to the householdH1004 of the 8kingH4428 of JudahH3063, ‘HearH8085 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068, 12O 9houseH1004 of DavidH1732, thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068: “10AdministerH1777 justiceH4941 11every 12morningH1242; And deliverH5337 the person who has been robbedH1497 from the 13powerH3027 of his oppressorH6231, 14That My wrathH2534 may not goH3318 forthH3318 like fireH784 And 15burnH1197 with noneH369 to extinguishH3518 it, BecauseH4480H6440 of the evilH7455 of their deedsH4611.

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Notes

  1. 1. Jeremiah 21:8 Deut 30:15, 19; Is 1:19, 20 ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 21:9 Jer 38:2, 17-23; 39:18; 45:5 ↩
  3. 3. Jeremiah 21:9 Jer 14:12; 24:10 ↩
  4. 4. Jeremiah 21:10 Lev 17:10; Jer 44:11, 27; Amos 9:4 ↩
  5. 5. Jeremiah 21:10 Lit evil ↩
  6. 6. Jeremiah 21:10 Jer 32:28, 29; 38:3 ↩
  7. 7. Jeremiah 21:10 2 Chr 36:19; Jer 34:2; 37:10; 38:18; 39:8; 52:13 ↩
  8. 8. Jeremiah 21:11 Jer 17:20 ↩
  9. 9. Jeremiah 21:12 Is 7:2, 13 ↩
  10. 10. Jeremiah 21:12 Ps 72:1; Is 1:17; Jer 7:5; 22:3; Zech 7:9, 10 ↩
  11. 11. Jeremiah 21:12 Or in the ↩
  12. 12. Jeremiah 21:12 Ps 101:8; Zeph 3:5 ↩
  13. 13. Jeremiah 21:12 Lit hand ↩
  14. 14. Jeremiah 21:12 Jer 4:4; 17:4; Ezek 20:47, 48; Nah 1:6 ↩
  15. 15. Jeremiah 21:12 Is 1:31; Jer 7:20 ↩

Commentaries on Jeremiah 21

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