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A Series of Messages for the House of the King of Judah

11 “And to the house of the king of Judah, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh, 12 O house of David, thus says Yahweh,

“Execute judgment in the morning, justice,
    and deliver the one who has been seized
from the hand of the oppressor,
    lest my wrath goes forth like the fire and it burns,
and there is no one who quenches it[a]
    because of the evil of your deeds.
13 Look, I am against you,
    O inhabitants[b] of the valley,
    O rock of the plain,” declares[c] Yahweh;
“you who say, ‘Who can descend against us,
    or who can enter into our hiding place?’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 21:12 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  2. Jeremiah 21:13 Hebrew “inhabitant”
  3. Jeremiah 21:13 Literally “a declaration of”

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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