Focused Passage

Jeremiah 21:11-14

The Last Hope of Zedekiah and the Unavoidable Judgment of Jerusalem

The chapter moves from desperate royal inquiry, to divine refusal of false hope, to the life-or-death choice placed before Jerusalem, to a final indictment of Davidic leadership.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

11 Moreover, tell the house of the king of Judah to hear the word of the LORD.

12 O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it because of their evil deeds.

13 Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley, atop the rocky plateau—declares the LORD—you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?”

14 I will punish you as your deeds deserve, declares the LORD. I will kindle a fire in your forest that will consume everything around you.’”

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References and Original Words

Verse 11

Cross-references

Jeremiah 17:20 Classic cross-references Micah 3:1 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 13:18 Classic cross-references

Original words

Moreover, [tell] the house וּלְבֵית֙ H1004 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct of the king מֶ֣לֶךְ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular to hear שִׁמְע֖וּ H8085 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural the word דְּבַר־ H1697 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 12

Cross-references

Psalms 101:8 Classic cross-references Isaiah 1:17 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 22:3 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 4:4 Classic cross-references Proverbs 31:8 Classic cross-references

Original words

O house בֵּ֣ית H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of David דָּוִ֗ד H1732 Noun - proper - masculine singular this is what כֹּ֚ה H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular says אָמַ֣ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Administer דִּ֤ינוּ H1777 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural justice every morning מִשְׁפָּ֔ט H4941 Noun - masculine singular . . . לַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ H1242 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular and rescue וְהַצִּ֥ילוּ H5337 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural the victim of robbery גָז֖וּל H1497 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular from the hand מִיַּ֣ד H3027 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct of his oppressor עוֹשֵׁ֑ק H6231 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular or פֶּן־ H6435 Conjunction My wrath חֲמָתִ֗י H2534 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular will go forth תֵּצֵ֨א H3318 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular like fire כָאֵ֜שׁ H784 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular and burn וּבָעֲרָה֙ H1197 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular with no one וְאֵ֣ין H369 Conjunctive waw | Adverb to extinguish it מְכַבֶּ֔ה H3518 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular because of מִפְּנֵ֖י H6440 Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct their evil רֹ֥עַ H7455 Noun - masculine singular construct deeds מַעַלְלֵיהֶם׃ H4611 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural

Verse 13

Cross-references

Lamentations 4:12 Classic cross-references Nahum 2:13 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 13:8 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 21:3 Classic cross-references Isaiah 22:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

Behold הִנְנִ֨י H2005 Interjection | first person common singular I am against you אֵלַ֜יִךְ H413 Preposition | second person feminine singular who dwell יֹשֶׁ֧בֶת H3427 Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct above the valley הָעֵ֛מֶק H6010 Article | Noun - masculine singular atop the rocky צ֥וּר H6697 Noun - masculine singular construct plateau הַמִּישֹׁ֖ר H4334 Article | Noun - masculine singular declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular you who say הָאֹֽמְרִים֙ H559 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Who מִֽי־ H4310 Interrogative can come יֵחַ֣ת H5181 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular against us עָלֵ֔ינוּ H5921 Preposition | first person common plural Who וּמִ֥י H4310 Conjunctive waw | Interrogative can enter יָב֖וֹא H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular our dwellings בִּמְעוֹנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ H4585 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural

Verse 14

Cross-references

Jeremiah 17:10 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 20:47 Classic cross-references Isaiah 3:10 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 17:27 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 32:19 Classic cross-references

Original words

I will punish וּפָקַדְתִּ֧י H6485 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular you עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם H5921 Preposition | second person masculine plural as your deeds deserve כִּפְרִ֥י H6529 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct . . . מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם H4611 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular I will kindle וְהִצַּ֤תִּי H3341 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular a fire אֵשׁ֙ H784 Noun - common singular in your forest בְּיַעְרָ֔הּ H3293 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular that will consume וְאָכְלָ֖ה H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular everything כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct around you סְבִיבֶֽיהָ׃ס H5439 Adverb | third person feminine singular

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