Jeremiah 21:12

Jeremiah chapter 21 · verse 12 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

O 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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

O house of David, thus saith the Lord; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

O 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.

Context

v.11And touching the house of the king of Judah, hear ye the word of Jehovah:

v.12This passage

v.13Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and of the rock of the plain, saith Jehovah; you that say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 31:8

    Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate.

  • Proverbs 24:11

    Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.

  • Ezekiel 24:8

    That it may cause wrath to come up to take vengeance, I have set her blood upon the bare rock, that it should not be covered.

  • Lamentations 2:3

    He hath cut off in fierce anger all the horn of Israel; He hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy: And he hath burned up Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about.

  • Jeremiah 36:7

    It may be they will present their supplication before Jehovah, and will return every one from his evil way; for great is the anger and the wrath that Jehovah hath pronounced against this people.

  • Psalms 72:12

    For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper.