JeremiahJudaism / Hebrew BibleAccepted ScriptureBiblical Hebrew / AramaicShareJeremiah 12YLT - EnglishMoreVersion - 9 availableWorld English BibleKing James VersionAmerican Standard VersionDarby BibleYoung's Literal TranslationWebster BibleGeneva BibleDouay-Rheims ChallonerReina-Valera 1909WEBKJVASVDarbyYLTWebsterGenevaDouayRV1909LanguageEnglishEspañol‹Jeremiah 1Jeremiah 2Jeremiah 3Jeremiah 4Jeremiah 5Jeremiah 6Jeremiah 7Jeremiah 8Jeremiah 9Jeremiah 10Jeremiah 11Jeremiah 12Jeremiah 13Jeremiah 14Jeremiah 15Jeremiah 16Jeremiah 17Jeremiah 18Jeremiah 19Jeremiah 20Jeremiah 21Jeremiah 22Jeremiah 23Jeremiah 24Jeremiah 25Jeremiah 26Jeremiah 27Jeremiah 28Jeremiah 29Jeremiah 30Jeremiah 31Jeremiah 32Jeremiah 33Jeremiah 34Jeremiah 35Jeremiah 36Jeremiah 37Jeremiah 38Jeremiah 39Jeremiah 40Jeremiah 41Jeremiah 42Jeremiah 43Jeremiah 44Jeremiah 45Jeremiah 46Jeremiah 47Jeremiah 48Jeremiah 49Jeremiah 50Jeremiah 51Jeremiah 52›Jeremiah 12ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1Righteous art Thou, O Jehovah, When I plead towards thee, Only, judgments do I speak with Thee, Wherefore did the way of the wicked prosper? At rest have been all treacherous dealers. 2Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root, They go on, yea, they have made fruit, Near art Thou in their mouth, And far off from their reins. 3And Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast known me, Thou seest me, and hast tried my heart with Thee, Draw them away as sheep to slaughter, And separate them for a day of slaughter. 4Till when doth the earth mourn, And the herb of the whole field wither? For the wickedness of those dwelling in it, Consumed have been beast and fowl, Because they said, `He doth not see our latter end.' 5For--with footmen thou hast run, And they weary thee, And how dost thou fret thyself with horses! Even in the land of peace, In which thou art confident--And how dost thou in the rising of Jordan! 6For even thy brethren and the house of thy father, Even they dealt treacherously against thee, Even they--they called after thee fully, Trust not in them, when they speak to thee good things. 7I have forsaken My house, I have left Mine inheritance, I have given the beloved of My soul Into the hand of her enemies. 8Mine inheritance hath been to Me as a lion in a forest, She gave forth against Me with her voice, Therefore I have hated her. 9A speckled fowl is Mine inheritance to Me? Is the fowl round about against her? Come, assemble, every beast of the field, Come ye for food. 10Many shepherds did destroy My vineyard, They have trodden down My portion, They have made My desirable portion Become a wilderness--a desolation. 11He hath made it become a desolation, The desolation hath mourned unto Me, Desolated hath been all the land, But there is no one laying it to heart. 12On all high places in the plain have spoilers come in, For the sword of Jehovah is consuming, From the end of the land even unto the end of the land, There is no peace to any flesh. 13They sowed wheat, and have thorns reaped, They have become sick--they profit not, And they have been ashamed of your increases, Because of the fierceness of the anger of Jehovah. 14Thus said Jehovah concerning all my evil neighbours, who are striking against the inheritance that I caused my people--Israel--to inherit: `Lo, I am plucking them from off their ground, And the house of Judah I pluck out of their midst. 15And it hath been, after My plucking them out, I turn back, and have pitied them, And I have brought them back, Each to his inheritance, and each to his land. 16And it hath come to pass, If they learn well the ways of My people, To swear by My name, `Jehovah liveth,' As they taught My people to swear by Baal, Then they have been built up in the midst of My people. 17And if they do not hearken, Then I have plucked up that nation, Plucking up and destroying, An affirmation of Jehovah!' ‹Previous chapterJeremiah 11Next chapterJeremiah 13›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.VersionsJeremiah 12 across 9 versionsShow all 9WEB - World English BibleKJV - King James VersionASV - American Standard VersionDarby - Darby BibleYLT - Young's Literal TranslationWebster - Webster BibleGeneva - Geneva BibleDouay - Douay-Rheims ChallonerRV1909 - Reina-Valera 1909Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public Domain