Jeremiah 21:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Pay attention, you who belong to the royal family. Each new day, make sure that justice is done, and rescue those who are being robbed. Or else my anger will flame up like a fire that never goes out.

Cross References

Jeremiah 13:18

The LORD told me to tell you that your king and his mother must surrender their thrones and remove their crowns.

Jeremiah 22:1

The LORD sent me to the palace of the king of Judah to speak to the king, his officials, and everyone else who was there. The LORD told me to say: I am the LORD, so pay attention! You have been allowing people to cheat, rob, and take advantage of widows, orphans, and foreigners who live here. Innocent people have become victims of violence, and some of them have even been killed. But now I command you to do what is right and see that justice is done. Rescue everyone who has suffered from injustice.

Jeremiah 22:18

Jehoiakim, no one will cry at your funeral. They won't turn to each other and ask, “Why did our great king have to die?”

Micah 3:1

Listen to me, you rulers of Israel! You know right from wrong,