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Jeremiah 21:11-13
Contemporary English Version
Jeremiah 21:11-13
Contemporary English Version
11 Pay attention, you that belong
to the royal family.
12 Each new day, make sure
that justice is done,
and rescue those
who are being robbed.
Or else my anger will flame up
like a fire that never goes out.
13 Jerusalem,
from your mountaintop
you look out over the valleys[a]
and think you are safe.
But I, the Lord, am angry,
Footnotes
- 21.13 Jerusalem … valleys: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
Jeremiah 21:11-13
New International Version
Jeremiah 21:11-13
New International Version
11 “Moreover, say to the royal house(A) of Judah, ‘Hear the word of the Lord. 12 This is what the Lord says to you, house of David:
“‘Administer justice(B) every morning;
rescue from the hand of the oppressor(C)
the one who has been robbed,
or my wrath will break out and burn like fire(D)
because of the evil(E) you have done—
burn with no one to quench(F) it.
13 I am against(G) you, Jerusalem,
you who live above this valley(H)
on the rocky plateau, declares the Lord—
you who say, “Who can come against us?
Who can enter our refuge?”(I)
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