4 Jeremiah 21-36: A Translation- Oracles to the Royal House (21:11-14)
a) Execute Justice in the Morning! (21:11-12)
21 11 To the house of the king of Judah: 'Hear the word of Yahweh,^12 house of
David.'
Thus said Yahweh:
Execute justice in the morning
and rescue the robbed from the oppressor's hand!
lest my wrath go forth like fire
and burn so none can quench it
on account of their evil doings.
b) Indictment for Royal Pride (21:13)
(^13) Look, I am against you, sitting one of the valley
rock of the tableland-oracle of Yahweh
Those saying, 'Who can come down upon us
and who can enter into our habitations?'
c) Judgment on Royal Deeds (21:14)
(^14) But I will reckon upon you
according to the fruit of your doings
-oracle of Yahweh
And I will kindle a fire in her forest
and it will consume everything around her.
- Once Again, 0 King: Do Justice
and Righteousness! (22:1-5)
22 1 Thus said Yahweh: Go down to the house of the king of Judah and you
shall speak there this word.^2 And you shall say, 'Hear the word of Yahweh, king
of Judah, who sits on the throne of David-you, and your servants, and your
people who come through these gates.'
(^3) Thus said Yahweh:
Do justice and righteousness, and rescue the robbed from the oppressor's
hand; and the sojourner, the orphan, and the widow do not wrong, do not
treat violently; and the blood of the innocent do not shed in this place.
(^4) For if you really do this word, then through the gates of this house shall
come kings sitting for David on his throne, riding in chariots and with
horses-he, and his servants, and his people.
(^5) But if you will not hear these words, I swear by myself-oracle of Yah-
weh-that this house will come to be a ruin.