Jeremiah 21:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 21:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 21:12 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 21:12 — KJV
“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. Execute: Heb. Judge”
— Jeremiah 21:12 (KJV)
Jeremiah 21:12 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 21:12
“Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 21:12: lord, lest, fury
“Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 21:12: thus, saith, lord
“The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man. behold...: Heb. behold thee in thy evil”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 21:12: house, lord, deliver
“Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 21:12: house, lord, lest
“And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephothmaim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining. great Zidon: or, Zidonrabbah Misrephothmaim: or, Salt pits: Heb. Burnings of waters”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 21:12: lord, deliver, hand
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