Jeremiah 21:12

O house of David! Thus saith Jehovah: Administer justice in season, and deliver him that is spoiled from 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!

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In The King James Version

O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

In Context

11And to the house of the king of Judah: Hear ye the word of Jehovah,

13Behold, I am against thee, thou inhabitant of the valley, the rock of the plain, who sayest, “Who shall come down against us? Or who shall enter our habitations?”

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Cross References

Psalms 72:1“For Solomon.” To the king, O God! give thy justice, And to the son of a king thy righteousness!

Psalms 82:2“How long will ye judge unjustly, And favor the cause of the wicked? [[Pause.]]

Psalms 101:8Every morning will I destroy the wicked of the land, That I may cut off all evil-doers from the city of the LORD.

Proverbs 31:8Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of every orphan!

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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