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12     house of David!
    Thus says the Lord:
Each morning dispense justice,
    rescue the oppressed from the hand of the oppressor,
Or my fury will break out like fire
    and burn with no one to quench it
    because of your evil deeds.(A)

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12 O house of David! Thus says the Lord:

Execute justice in the morning,
    and deliver from the hand of the oppressor
    anyone who has been robbed,
or else my wrath will go forth like fire,
    and burn, with no one to quench it,
    because of your evil doings.

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12 House of David! The Lord proclaims:
Begin each morning by administering justice,
    rescue from their oppressor
        those who have been robbed,
    or else my anger will spread like a wildfire,
        with no one to put it out,
        because of your evil deeds.

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12 (A)house of David, this is what the Lord says:

(B)Administer justice [a]every (C)morning;
And save the person who has been robbed from the [b]power of his oppressor,
(D)So that My wrath will not spread like fire
And (E)burn, with no one to extinguish it,
Because of the evil of their deeds.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 21:12 Or in the
  2. Jeremiah 21:12 Lit hand

12 This is what the Lord says to you, house of David:

“‘Administer justice(A) every morning;
    rescue from the hand of the oppressor(B)
    the one who has been robbed,
or my wrath will break out and burn like fire(C)
    because of the evil(D) you have done—
    burn with no one to quench(E) it.

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