Jeremiah 21:12
O 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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In Context
11And to the house of the king of Judah, you shall say: Listen to the word of the Lord,
Cross References
Leviticus 26:28then I also will advance against you, with an opposing fury, and I will chastise you with seven plagues, because of your sins:
2 Samuel 8:15And David reigned over all of Israel. And David accomplished judgment and justice with all his people.
Psalms 72:1A Psalm of Asaph. How good is God to Israel, to those who are upright in heart.
Psalms 82:2O God, who will ever be like you? Do not be silent, and do not be unmoved, O God.
Psalms 101:8I have kept vigil, and I have become like a solitary sparrow on a roof.
Proverbs 31:8Open your mouth for the mute and for all the cases of the sons who are passing through.
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 →