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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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Judah: Hear the Lord’s word

11 House of Judah! This is what the Lord says:
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.
13 I am against you,
    you who live in the valley,[a]
        like a rock of the plain,
            declares the Lord,
    and who say, “Who will come down to attack us?
        Who will breach our fortresses?”
14 I will punish you based on what you have done,
    declares the Lord.
I will set your[b] forests on fire;
    the flames will engulf
        everything around you.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 21:13 Heb uncertain
  2. Jeremiah 21:14 Or its
  3. Jeremiah 21:14 Or it