Jeremiah 21:12

New International Reader's Version

Here is what the Lord says to you who belong to David’s royal house. “ ‘ “Every morning do what is right and fair. Save those who have been robbed. Set them free from the people who have treated them badly. If you do not, my anger will blaze out against you. It will burn like fire because of the evil things you have done. No one will be able to put it out.

Cross References

2 Samuel 8:15

David ruled over the whole nation of Israel. He did what was fair and right for all his people.

Job 29:17

Sinners are like animals that have powerful teeth. But I took from their mouths the people they had caught.

Psalm 101:8

Every morning I will get rid of all the sinful people in the land. I will remove from the city of the Lord everyone who does what is evil.

Exodus 18:13

The next day Moses took his seat to serve the people as their judge. They stood around him from morning until evening.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do what is right! Treat people fairly. Help those who are treated badly. Stand up in court for children whose fathers have died. And do the same thing for widows.

Isaiah 1:31

Your strongest men will become like dry pieces of wood. Their worship of other gods will be the spark that lights the fire. Everything will be burned up. No one will be there to put the fire out.”

Isaiah 7:13

Then Isaiah said, “Listen, you members of the royal family of David! Isn’t it enough for you to test the patience of human beings? Are you also going to test the patience of my God?

Isaiah 7:2

The royal family of Ahaz was told, “The army of Aram has joined forces with Ephraim’s army.” So the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled with fear. They shook just as trees in the forest shake when the wind blows through them.

Jeremiah 17:4

You will lose the land I gave you. And it will be your own fault. I will make you slaves to your enemies. You will serve them in a land you didn’t know about before. You have set my anger on fire. It will burn forever.”

Jeremiah 21:5

I myself will fight against you. I will reach out my powerful hand and mighty arm. I will come against you with all my great anger.

Jeremiah 23:19

A storm will burst out because of my great anger. A windstorm will sweep down on the heads of sinful people.

Jeremiah 23:2

So the Lord, the God of Israel, speaks to the shepherds who take care of my people. He tells them, “You have scattered my sheep. You have driven them away. You have not taken good care of them. So I will punish you for the evil things you have done,” announces the Lord.

Jeremiah 23:5

“A new day is coming,” announces the Lord. “At that time I will raise up for David’s royal line a godly Branch. He will be a King who will rule wisely. He will do what is fair and right in the land.

Jeremiah 36:7

They will hear what the Lord will do to them when his burning anger blazes out against them. Then perhaps they will pray to him. And maybe each of them will turn from their evil ways.”

Jeremiah 4:4

People of Judah and you who live in Jerusalem, obey me. Do not let your hearts be stubborn. If you do, my anger will blaze out against you. It will burn like fire because of the evil things you have done. No one will be able to put it out.

Jeremiah 44:22

The Lord couldn’t put up any longer with the evil things you were doing. He hated the things you did. So your land became a curse. It became a dry and empty desert. No one lived there. And that’s the way it still is today.

Jeremiah 5:14

The Lord God rules over all. He says to me, “The people have spoken these words. So my words will be like fire in your mouth. I will make the people like wood. And the fire will burn them up.”

Jeremiah 5:28

They have grown fat and heavy. There is no limit to the evil things they do. In court they do not seek justice. They don’t protect the rights of children whose fathers have died. They do not stand up for poor people.

Jeremiah 7:20

So the Lord and King says, “I will pour out my burning anger on this place. It will strike people and animals alike. It will destroy the trees in the fields and the crops in your land. It will burn, and no one will be able to put it out.”

Jeremiah 7:5

You must really change the way you live and act. Treat one another fairly.

Lamentations 4:11

The Lord has become very angry. He has poured out his burning anger. He started a fire in Zion. It burned its foundations.

Ezekiel 22:31

So I will pour out my anger on its people. I will destroy them because of my great anger against them. And anything that happens to them will be their own fault,” announces the Lord and King.

Leviticus 26:28

Then I will be angry with you. I will be your enemy. I myself will again punish you for your sins over and over.

Nahum 1:6

Who can stand firm when his anger burns? Who can live when he is angry? His anger blazes out like fire. He smashes the rocks to pieces.

Zephaniah 1:18

Their silver and gold won’t save them on the day the Lord pours out his anger. The whole earth will be burned up when his jealous anger blazes out. Everyone who lives on earth will come to a sudden end.”

Zephaniah 3:5

In spite of that, the Lord is good to Jerusalem. He never does anything that is wrong. Every morning he does what is fair. Each new day he does the right thing. But those who do what is wrong aren’t even ashamed of it.

Luke 1:69

He has acted with great power and has saved us. He did it for those who are from the family line of his servant David.

Romans 13:4

The one in authority serves God for your good. But if you do wrong, watch out! Rulers don’t carry a sword for no reason at all. They serve God. And God is carrying out his anger through them. The ruler punishes anyone who does wrong.

Deuteronomy 32:22

My anger will start a fire. It will burn all the way down to the kingdom of the dead. It will eat up the earth and its crops. It will set the base of the mountains on fire.