Jeremiah

Jeremiah 21:12

¹²O house of David, this is what the LORD says:

‘Administer justice every morning,

and rescue the victim of robbery

from the hand of his oppressor,

or My wrath will go forth like fire

and burn with no one to extinguish it

because of their evil deeds.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of David	דָּוִ֗ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
this is what	כֹּ֚ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Administer	דִּ֤ינוּ	dî·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1777 judge
justice every morning	מִשְׁפָּ֔ט	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
and rescue	וְהַצִּ֥ילוּ	wə·haṣ·ṣî·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H5337 strip, plunder
the victim of robbery	גָז֖וּל	ḡā·zūl	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H1497 tear away, seize, rob
from the hand	מִיַּ֣ד	mî·yaḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of his oppressor	עוֹשֵׁ֑ק	‘ō·wō·šêq	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6231 oppress, wrong, extort
or	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
My wrath	חֲמָתִ֗י	ḥă·mā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H2534 heat, rage
will go forth	תֵּצֵ֨א	tê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
like fire	כָאֵ֜שׁ	ḵā·’êš	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
and burn	וּבָעֲרָה֙	ū·ḇā·‘ă·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1197 burn, consume
with no one	וְאֵ֣ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
to extinguish it	מְכַבֶּ֔ה	mə·ḵab·beh	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H3518 be quenched, extinguished, go out
because of	מִפְּנֵ֖י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
their evil	רֹ֥עַ	rō·a‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7455 badness, evil
deeds	מַעַלְלֵיהֶם׃	ma·ʿa·lə·lē·hɛm	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H4611 deed, practice

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 1:17 · Jeremiah 4:4 · Proverbs 31:8–9 · Zechariah 7:9–11 · Isaiah 1:31 · Jeremiah 22:2–3 · Jeremiah 5:28 · Jeremiah 36:7 · Zephaniah 3:5 · Nahum 1:6 · Ezekiel 20:47–48 · Jeremiah 7:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.