Jeremiah 21:12
O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it because of their evil deeds.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
11Moreover, tell the house of the king of Judah to hear the word of the LORD.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:28then I will walk in fury against you, and I, even I, will punish you sevenfold for your sins.
2 Samuel 8:15Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
Psalms 72:1Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.
Psalms 82:2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
Psalms 101:8Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.
Proverbs 31:8Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.
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 →