Jeremiah 21:12

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 for harm and not for good,” declares the Lord. “It will be handed over to the king of Babylon and he will burn it with fire.”’ 11“Then say to the household of the king of Judah, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, house of David, this is what the Lord says: “Administer justice every morning; And save the person who has been robbed from the power of his oppressor, So that My wrath will not spread like fire And burn, with no one to extinguish it, Because of the evil of their deeds. 13“Behold, I am against you, you inhabitant of the valley, You rocky plain,” declares the Lord, “You who say, ‘Who will come down against us? Or who will enter our dwellings?’ 14But I will punish you according to the results of your deeds,” declares the Lord, “And I will kindle a fire in its forest So that it may devour all its surroundings.”’”

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

• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• thisכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saysאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Administerדִּיןdîyn dûn · to judgeH1777
• justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• And saveנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• who has been robbedגָּזַלgâzal · to plunderH1497
• powerיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• oppressorעָשַׁק‛âshaq · to oppressH6231
• Soפֶּן־pên · lestH6435
• My wrathחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• spreadיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: issueH3318
• like fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• burnבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: burnH1197
• with noאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• to extinguishכָּבָהkâbâh · to quenchH3518
• Becauseמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• Becauseפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• of the evilרֹעַrôa‛ · evilH7455
• of their deedsמַעֲלָלma‛ălâl · deedH4611

Cross-references for Jeremiah 21:12

• Isaiah 7:2When it was reported to the house of David, saying, “The Arameans have taken a stand by Ephraim,” his heart and the hearts of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake from the wind.
• Luke 1:69And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of His servant David--
• Jeremiah 5:28They are fat, they are sleek, They also excel in deeds of wickedness; They do not plead the cause, The cause of the orphan, so that they may be successful; And they do not defend the rights of the poor.
• Jeremiah 22:2and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, who sits on David’s throne, you and your servants and your people who enter these gates.
• Jeremiah 23:5“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; And He will reign as king and act wisely And do justice and righteousness in the land.
• 2 Samuel 8:15So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered justice and righteousness for all his people.
• Psalms 72:1Give the king Your judgments, God, And Your righteousness to the king’s son.
• Psalms 82:2How long will you judge unjustly And show partiality to the wicked? Selah
• Isaiah 1:17Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor, Obtain justice for the orphan, Plead for the widow’s case.
• Isaiah 16:3“Give us advice, make a decision; Cast your shadow like night at high noon; Hide the outcasts, do not betray the fugitive.
• Isaiah 31:1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help And rely on horses, And trust in chariots because they are many And in horsemen because they are very strong, But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord!
• Zechariah 7:9“This is what the Lord of armies has said: ‘Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother;
• Exodus 18:13And it came about the next day, that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood before Moses from the morning until the evening.
• Psalms 101:8Every morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, So as to eliminate from the city of the Lord all those who do injustice.
• Ecclesiastes 10:16Woe to you, land whose king is a boy, and whose princes feast in the morning.
• Zephaniah 3:5The Lord is righteous within her; He will do no injustice. Every morning He brings His justice to light; He does not fail. But the criminal 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

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