Jeremiah 21:12
O house of David, thus hath said the Lord, Exercise justice on [every] morning, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor; lest my fury go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
11And to the house of the king of Judah [say], Hear ye the word of the Lord:
Cross References
Leviticus 26:28Then will I also walk contrary unto you in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you, sevenfold for your sins.
2 Samuel 8:15And David reigned over all Israel; and David did what is just and right unto all his people.
Psalms 72:1“By Solomon.” O God, give unto the king thy decisions, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge unjustly, and treat with favor the face of the wicked? Selah.
Psalms 101:8Every morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land, cutting off from the city of the Lord all the wrong-doers.
Proverbs 31:8Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all fatherless children.
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 →