12 O (A)house of David, thus says the Lord:

(B)Administer justice [a]every (C)morning;
And deliver the person who has been robbed from the [b]power of his oppressor,
(D)That My wrath may not go forth like fire
And (E)burn with none to extinguish it,
Because of the evil of their deeds.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 21:12 Or in the
  2. Jeremiah 21:12 Lit hand

12 This is what the Lord says to you, house of David:

“‘Administer justice(A) every morning;
    rescue from the hand of the oppressor(B)
    the one who has been robbed,
or my wrath will break out and burn like fire(C)
    because of the evil(D) you have done—
    burn with no one to quench(E) it.

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22 So the Lord was (A)no longer able to endure it, (B)because of the evil of your deeds, because of the abominations which you have committed; thus your land has become a (C)ruin, an object of horror and a curse, without an inhabitant, as it is this day.

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22 When the Lord could no longer endure(A) your wicked actions and the detestable things you did, your land became a curse(B) and a desolate waste(C) without inhabitants, as it is today.(D)

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