Jeremiah 21:12
O house of David, thus says the Lord; Judge judgment in the morning, and act rightly, and rescue the spoiled one from the hand of him that wrongs him, lest my anger be kindled like fire, and it burn, and there be none to quench it.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
11O house of the king of Juda, hear you⌃ the word of the Lord.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:28then will I walk with you with a froward mind, and I will chasten you sevenfold according to your sins.
2 Samuel 8:15And David reigned over all Israel: and David wrought judgment and justice over all his people.
Psalms 72:1How good is God to Israel, to the upright in heart! 1
Psalms 82:2For behold, your enemies have made a noise; and they that hate you have lifted up the head. 1
Psalms 101:8All the day long my enemies have reproached me; and they that praised me have sworn against me. 1
Proverbs 31:8Open your mouth with the word of God, and judge all fairly.
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 →