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11 “Concerning the house of the king of Judah, hear Yahweh’s word: 12 House of David, Yahweh says,

‘Execute justice in the morning,
    and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor,
lest my wrath go out like fire,
    and burn so that no one can quench it,
    because of the evil of your doings.
13 Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley,
    and of the rock of the plain,’ says Yahweh.
‘You that say, “Who would come down against us?”
    or “Who would enter into our homes?”
14 I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, says Yahweh;
    and I will kindle a fire in her forest,
    and it will devour all that is around her.’”

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The Guilt of Judah’s King

11 “To the house of the king of Judah say, ‘Hear this message from the Lord.

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

“Judge appropriately every morning,
    and deliver those who have been robbed
        from the oppressor,
so my anger does not break out like fire
    and burn with no one to put it out
        because of your evil deeds.
13 “Look, I’m against you,
    city dwelling in the valley,
rock of the plain,”
    declares the Lord,
“those of you who say, ‘Who can come down against us
    and who can enter our habitations?’
14 But I’ll punish you according to
    what you have done,”[a]
        declares the Lord.
“I’ll start a fire in her forest,
    and it will consume everything around her.”’”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 21:14 Lit. to the fruit of your deeds