Jeremiah 12:1 Righteous6662 art thou, O LORD,3068 when I plead7378 with thee: yet let me talk1696 with thee{Or, let me reason the case with thee} of thy judgments:4941 Wherefore doth the way1870 of the wicked7563 prosper?6743 wherefore are all they happy7951 that deal very899 treacherously?898 cr 2 Thou hast planted5193 them, yea, they have taken root:8327 they grow,3212{Heb. they go on} yea, they bring forth6213 fruit:6529 thou art near7138 in their mouth,6310 and far from7350 their reins.3629 cr 3 But thou, O LORD,3068 knowest3045 me: thou hast seen7200 me, and tried974 mine heart3820 toward thee:{Heb. with thee} pull them out5423 like sheep6629 for the slaughter,2878 and prepare6942 them for the day3117 of slaughter.2028 cr 4 How long shall the land776 mourn,56 and the herbs6212 of every field7704 wither,3001 for the wickedness7451 of them that dwell3427 therein? the beasts929 are consumed,5595 and the birds;5775 because they said,559 He shall not see7200 our last end.319 cr

Jeremiah 12:5 If thou hast run7323 with the footmen,7273 and they have wearied3811 thee, then how canst thou contend8474 with horses?5483 and if in the land776 of peace,7965 wherein thou trustedst,982 they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do6213 in the swelling1347 of Jordan?3383 cr 6 For even thy brethren,251 and the house1004 of thy father,1 even they have dealt treacherously898 with thee; yea, they have called7121 a multitude4392 after310 thee:{Or, they cried after thee fully} believe539 them not, though they speak1696 fair words2896{Heb. good things} unto thee. cr

Jeremiah 12:7 I have forsaken5800 mine house,1004 I have left5203 mine heritage;5159 I have given5414 the dearly beloved3033{Heb. the love} of my soul5315 into the hand3709 of her enemies.341 cr 8 Mine heritage5159 is unto me as a lion738 in the forest;3293 it crieth out5414 6963 against me:{Or, yelleth. Heb. giveth out his voice} therefore have I hated8130 it. cr 9 Mine heritage5159 is unto me as a speckled6641{Or, taloned} bird,5861 the birds5861 round about5439 are against her; come3212 ye, assemble622 all the beasts2416 of the field,7704 come857 to devour.402{Or, cause them to come} cr 10 Many7227 pastors7462 have destroyed7843 my vineyard,3754 they have trodden947 2794 my portion2513 under foot,947 they have made5414 my pleasant2532 portion2513{Heb. portion of desire} a desolate8077 wilderness.4057 cr 11 They have made7760 it desolate,8076 and being desolate8077 it mourneth56 unto me; the whole land776 is made desolate,8074 because no man376 layeth7760 it to heart.3820 cr 12 The spoilers7703 are come935 upon all high places8205 through the wilderness:4057 for the sword2719 of the LORD3068 shall devour398 from the one end7097 of the land776 even to the other end7097 of the land:776 no flesh1320 shall have peace.7965 cr 13 They have sown2232 wheat,2406 but shall reap7114 thorns:6975 they have put themselves to pain,2470 but shall not profit:3276 and they shall be ashamed954 of your revenues8393 because of the fierce2740 anger639 of the LORD.3068 cr

Jeremiah 12:14 Thus saith559 the LORD3068 against all mine evil7451 neighbours,7934 that touch5060 the inheritance5159 which I have caused my people5971 Israel3478 to inherit;5157 Behold, I will pluck them out5428 of their land,127 and pluck out5428 the house1004 of Judah3063 from among8432 them. cr 15 And it shall come to pass, after310 that I have plucked them out5428 I will return,7725 and have compassion7355 on them, and will bring them again,7725 every man376 to his heritage,5159 and every man376 to his land.776 cr 16 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently3925 learn3925 the ways1870 of my people,5971 to swear7650 by my name,8034 The LORD3068 liveth;2416 as they taught3925 my people5971 to swear7650 by Baal;1168 then shall they be built1129 in the midst8432 of my people.5971 cr 17 But if they will not obey,8085 I will utterly5428 pluck up5428 and destroy6 that nation,1471 saith5002 the LORD.3068 cr