“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 it, because of the evil of your doings.”
The call to administer justice in the morning (judicial work) and rescue the oppressed from the oppressor's hand presents a last-minute appeal for moral reformation. The specific mention of preventing fire suggests that if justice is not implemented, God will kindle a fire (of judgment) that will consume everything. The verse shows that even at the moment of judgment, God calls for repentance and reformation. The administration of justice would represent the reversal of the apostasy that brought judgment.
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