Jeremiah 21:11

And to the house of the king of Judah, you shall say: Listen to the word of the Lord,

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In The King James Version

And touching the house of the king of Judah, say, Hear ye the word of the LORD;

In Context

10For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, says the Lord. It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.

12O house of David! Thus says the Lord: Judge with judgment from early morning, and rescue anyone who is oppressed by violence from the hand of a false accuser. Otherwise, my indignation may go forth like a fire, and may flare up, and there will be no one who can extinguish it, because of the evil of your intentions.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 13:18“Say to the king and to the female ruler: Humble yourselves, sit down. For the crown of your glory has gone down from your head.

Jeremiah 22:1Thus says the Lord: “Descend to the house of the king of Judah, and there you shall speak this word.

Micah 3:1And I said: Listen, leaders of Jacob and chiefs of the house of Israel. Does it not belong to you to know judgment,

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 21:9-14

Answer to Zedekiah's Message; Advice to the King and the People. ( b. c. 590.) 8 And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. 9 He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey. 10 For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the Lord :… Read the whole commentary →

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