Execute judgment - As the administration of justice was performed in old time in person, the weal of the people depended to a great degree upon the personal qualities of the king (see 2 Samuel 15:4). And as “the oppressor” was generally some powerful noble, it was especially the king’s duty to see that the weaker members of the community were not wronged.
Verse Jeremiah 21:12. _EXECUTE JUDGMENT IN THE MORNING_] Probably the time for dispensing judgment was _the morning_, when the people were going to their work; but the words may mean, Do justice _prom...
CHAPTER 21 The Prophetic Warning _ 1. Zedekiah's inquiry (Jeremiah 21:1) _ 2. Jehovah's answer through Jeremiah (Jeremiah 21:3) Jeremiah 21:1. It has been said that this chapter is historical
HOUSE OF DAVID. Occurs only here in Jeremiah. IN THE MORNING. betimes. EVIL. Hebrew. _ra'a'._ App-44. YOUR. Some codices, with seven early printed editions, read "their"....
See note introductory to section. These _vv_. are quite out of connexion with either the preceding or following. They are made up of Jeremiah 22:3 and Jeremiah 4:4, and seem to be a fragment of Jeremi...
_Execute judgement in the morning_ An important part of the king's duties was personally to hear and adjudicate upon cases in the open space at the city gate. Cp. 2 Samuel 15:2-4. _in the morning_ pro...
4. _The alternatives for the royal house_ (Jeremiah 21:11-14) TRANSLATION (11) And to the house of the king of Judah: Hear the word of the LORD! O house of David, thus says the LORD: Judge with justi...
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...
11-14. Exhortation and warning to the royal house....
EXECUTE JUDGMENT] An important part of the king's duties was to adjudicate cases of dispute in the open space at the gate of the city: cp. 2 Samuel 15:2....
EXECUTE JUDGMENT IN THE MORNING. — The words point to one of the chief duties of the ideal Eastern king. To rise at dawn of day, to sit in the gate and listen to the complaints of those who had been w...
בֵּ֣ית דָּוִ֗ד כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה דִּ֤ינוּ...
The final series before the fall of Jerusalem consists of messages delivered to Zedekiah (21-27). The occasion of these was, in the first place, Zedekiah's deputation to the prophet. The scourge which...
O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment (f) in the morning, and deliver [him that is] made desolate out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none...
It was the glory of Jerusalem, and for which the Prophet boasted, that she should be a quiet habitation, whose tabernacle should not be taken down, nor one of her stakes removed. But this was because...
_Thus saith Jehovah, _he adds, _Judege ye judgment _There was no doubt a great liberty taken by the king and his courtiers in committing plunder, for the Prophet would not have here recommended justic...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 21, 22, AND 23. On the occasion of Zedekiah's request to Jeremiah to know if the Lord would interfere in favour of the people against Nebuchadnezzar, the Spir...
O HOUSE OF DAVID, THUS SAITH THE LORD,.... This appellation is made use of to put them in mind of their descent, and to observe to them how much it became them to follow the example of so illustrious...
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...
_And touching the house of the king of Judah_, &c. The house of Zedekiah, the court, or those who were magistrates. _Hear ye the word of the Lord_ These, how great soever, are not excused from the com...
A MESSAGE TO JUDAH AND ITS KING...
O house of David, whose descendants were still occupying the throne of Judah, THUS SAITH THE LORD, EXECUTE JUDGMENT IN THE MORNING, with all promptness and eager application, AND DELIVER HIM THAT IS S...
EXECUTE: _ Heb._ judge...
11-14 The wickedness of the king and his family was the worse because of their relation to David. They were urged to act with justice, at once, lest the Lord's anger should be unquenchable. If God be...
He calls these the HOUSE OF DAVID, either checking them, who were indeed so in a lineal descent, or minding them what they ought to be in imitation of their father, David. The only way they had to kee...
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A GENERAL PLEA TO THE HOUSE OF DAVID NOT TO BE PRESUMPTIOUS BUT TO EXERCISE JUSTICE AND MERCY IF THEY WOULD ESCAPE JUDGMENT (JEREMIAH 21:11). Jeremiah now makes a general plea to ‘the house of David'...
CONTENTS: Message to King Zedekiah. Babylonian captivity foretold. CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah, Zedekiah, Pashur, Zephaniah, Nebuchadnezzar. CONCLUSION: If God be for us, none can be against us, but i...
Jeremiah 21:1. _Pashur the son of Melchiah,_ a different person from the Pashur named in the preseding chapter, who was son of Immer. Jeremiah 21:8. _I set before you the way of life, and the way of d...
_Execute Judgment ill the morning._ JUSTICE MUST BE PROMPT “Execute judgment in the morning,” as David your progenitor and pattern did (Psalms 101:8). Be up and be at it bedtime, and make quick despa...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 21:1 Jeremiah’s Confrontations. Having solidified his relationship with God, Jeremiah confronts his enemies and their beliefs. He opposes kings ...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 21:12 HOUSE OF DAVID. Zedekiah and his officials. EXECUTE JUSTICE. Based on God’s written word (Deuter
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER. Beginning of Zedekiah’s reign. _Vide_ Notes, and especially _Personal Allusions_ to chap. 1. _Usher_ dates the chapter B.C. 589; _Hales_ B....
EXPOSITION The chapter falls into three parts, two of which seem to be in some sort of connection, while the third is isolated. First comes a warning to the messengers of Zedekiah of the unfortunate i...
Jeremiah chapter 21. Now the book of Jeremiah is not written in a consecutive kind of an order. This particular prophecy Jeremiah dates. They're just the prophecies of Jeremiah at particular times in...
2 Samuel 8:15; Deuteronomy 32:22; Ecclesiastes 10:16; Ecclesiastes 10:17;...
Execute judgment — That is, justice, without partiality, and do it quickly....