Jeremiah 21:12
O house of David! Thus, saith Yahweh, Administer justice betimes, And deliver the robbed out of the hand of the oppressor,—Lest mine indignation come forth like fire And burn and there be none to quench it, Because of the wickedness of your doings:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
11Now, as to the house of the king of Judah,—hear ye the word of Yahweh:—
Cross References
Leviticus 26:28Then will I go in a rage of opposition to you,—And I, even I, will correct you seven times for your sins;
2 Samuel 8:15And David reigned over all Israel,—and so it was that David used to execute justice and righteousness for all his people;
Psalms 72:1O God! thy justice, give, unto the king, And thy righteousness, unto the son of a king;
Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge perversely, And, the countenances of the lawless, uplift? [Selah.]
Psalms 101:8Morning by morning, will I uproot, All the lawless ones of the land, That I may cut off, out of the city of Yahweh—All the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 31:8Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all the children of the departed.
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 →