Jeremiah 21:12

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
house	בֵּ֣ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
David	דָּוִ֗ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
saith	אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
Execute	דִּ֤ינוּ Di.nu	H1777	a straight course · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
judgment	מִשְׁפָּ֔ט mish.Pat	H4941	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
morning	לַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ la.Bo.ker	H1242	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
deliver	וְהַצִּ֥ילוּ ve.ha.Tzi.lu	H5337	to snatch away · conjunction + verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
spoiled	גָז֖וּל ga.Zul	H1497	to pluck off · verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute
hand	מִיַּ֣ד mi.Yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
oppressor	עוֹשֵׁ֑ק o.Shek	H6231	to press upon · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
fury	חֲמָתִ֗י cha.ma.Ti	H2534	heat · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
out	תֵּצֵ֨א te.Tze'	H3318	to go (causatively · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
fire	כָאֵ֜שׁ kha.'Esh	H784	fire (literally or figuratively) · preposition with the article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
burn	וּבָעֲרָה֙ u.va.'a.Rah	H1197	to kindle · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
quench	מְכַבֶּ֔ה me.kha.Beh	H3518	to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire · verb, piel active participle, masculine singular absolute
because	מִפְּנֵ֖י mi.pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
evil	רֹ֥עַ Ro.a'	H7455	badness (as marring) · noun, common masculine singular construct
doings	מַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם ma.'a.lei.khem	H4611	an act (good or bad) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Proverbs 31:8-9 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
Jeremiah 4:4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury com…
Isaiah 1:31 And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
Jeremiah 22:2-3 And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that ente…
Zechariah 7:9-11 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
Jeremiah 5:28 They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they…
Jeremiah 7:20 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon th…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 21:8–end

By the civil message which the king sent to Jeremiah it appeared that both he and the people began to have a respect for him, which it would have been Jeremiah's policy to make some advantage of for himself; but the reply which God obliges him to make is enough to crush the little respect they begin to have for him, and to exasperate them against him more than ever. Not only the predictions in the foregoing verses, but the prescriptions in these, were provoking; for here, I. He advises the people to surrender and ??desert to the Chaldeans, as the only means left them to save their lives, Jer 21:8-10. This counsel was very displeasing to those who were flattered by their false prophets into a…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 21:12

house of David--the royal family and all in office about the king. He calls them so, because it was the greater disgrace that they had so degenerated from the piety of their forefather, David; and to repress their glorying in their descent from him, as if they were therefore inviolable; but God will not spare them as apostates. in the morning--alluding to the time of dispensing justice (Job 24:17; Psa 101:8); but the sense is mainly proverbial, for "with promptness" (Psa 90:14; Psa 143:8). MAURER translates, "every morning." lest my fury . . . like fire--Already it was kindled, and the decree of God gone forth against the city (Jer 21:4-5), but the king and his house may yet be preserved…

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John Gill on Jeremiah 21:12

O house of David, thus saith the Lord,.... This appellation is made use of to put them in mind of their descent, and to observe to them how much it became them to follow the example of so illustrious an ancestor, from whom they had the honour to descend; by doing judgment and justice as he did, 2 Samuel 8:15; or, otherwise, their being his seed would not secure them from ruin and destruction: execute judgment in the morning; be at it early, and dispatch it speedily; show a hearty regard for it; prefer it to eating and drinking; and do not delay it to the prejudice of persons concerned. The power of judgment with the Jews belonged to the king; he was supreme judge in their courts; they judge…

Dictionary and topics

Courts Of Justice · Generally held in the morning — Generally held in the morning
Justice · To be done: In executing judgment — To be done: In executing judgment
King · Rights and duties of — Rights and duties of
Morning · The Jews: Held courts of justice in — The Jews: Held courts of justice in
Oppression · 23:15,16;24:14,15; — 23:15,16;24:14,15;
Rulers · 9:8;19:6,7; — 9:8;19:6,7;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 21:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 21:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 21:12

John Gill on Jeremiah 21:12

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 21:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 21:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 21:12

John Gill on Jeremiah 21:12

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Jeremiah 21:11-12

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 21:3–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 21:11-14

Rashi on Jeremiah 21:12