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12 House of David! The Lord proclaims:
Begin each morning by administering justice,
    rescue from their oppressor
        those who have been robbed,
    or else my anger will spread like a wildfire,
        with no one to put it out,
        because of your evil deeds.
13 I am against you,
    you who live in the valley,[a]
        like a rock of the plain,
            declares the Lord,
    and who say, “Who will come down to attack us?
        Who will breach our fortresses?”
14 I will punish you based on what you have done,
    declares the Lord.
I will set your[b] forests on fire;
    the flames will engulf
        everything around you.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 21:13 Heb uncertain
  2. Jeremiah 21:14 Or its
  3. Jeremiah 21:14 Or it

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.
13 I am against(F) you, Jerusalem,
    you who live above this valley(G)
    on the rocky plateau, declares the Lord
you who say, “Who can come against us?
    Who can enter our refuge?”(H)
14 I will punish you as your deeds(I) deserve,
    declares the Lord.
I will kindle a fire(J) in your forests(K)
    that will consume everything around you.’”

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