Jeremiah 21:12
O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is made desolate 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.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
11And concerning the house of the king of Judah, say , Hear ye the word of the LORD;
Cross References
Leviticus 26:28Then I will walk contrary to you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.
2 Samuel 8:15And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice to all his people.
Psalms 72:1A Psalm for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness to the king's son.
Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
Psalms 101:8I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all who practice wickedness from the city of the LORD.
Proverbs 31:8Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
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 →