Jeremiah 21:11-14

God warns Judah's kings that he will punish them

11 This is the Lord's message to the king of Judah, to his family and his officers:

12 ‘ Descendants of King David,

the Lord says this to you:

Every day you must be fair as you judge people.

Punish those who rob other people.

Punish those who are cruel to other people.

Help the people that they have hurt.

If you do not judge in a fair way,

I will be very angry.

My anger will burn like a hot fire

that nobody can stop.

It will destroy you

because of the evil things that you have done.’

The Lord says:

13 ‘I have turned against you, Jerusalem's palace.

Kings sit there on their thrones,

on a high rock above the valley.

You say, “We are safe here in our strong building.

No enemy can get in here to attack us.”

14 But I will punish you for everything that you have done.

I will destroy your palace with fire.

That fire will destroy everything that is around you.’

That is what the Lord says.