Jeremiah 21:11
What does Jeremiah 21:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 21:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And touching the house of the king of Judah, hear ye the word of Jehovah:
KJV
King James Version · 1611And touching the house of the king of Judah, say, Hear ye the word of the Lord;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And touching the house of the king of Judah, hear ye the word of Jehovah:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949About the family of the king of Judah. Give ear to the word of the Lord;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And as to the house of the king of Judah, Hear ye a word of Jehovah;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And to the house of the king of Juda: Hear ye the word of the Lord,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And touching the house of the king of Judah, hear ye the word of Jehovah.
Context
v.10For I have set my face upon this city for evil, and not for good, saith Jehovah: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
v.11This passage
v.12O house of David, thus saith Jehovah, Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 13:18
Say thou unto the king and to the queen-mother, Humble yourselves, sit down; for your headtires are come down, even the crown of your glory.
- Jeremiah 17:20
and say unto them, Hear ye the word of Jehovah, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:
- Micah 3:1
And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: is it not for you to know justice?
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