Jeremiah 12
Overview
12:1 Jeremiah, complaining of the wicked's prosperity, by faith sees their ruin;
12:5 God admonishes him of his brethren's treachery against him;
12:7 and laments his heritage;
12:14 He promises to the penitent return from captivity. Verse 1RighteousJeremiah 11:20; Genesis 18:25; Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 51:4, 119:75, 119:137, 145:17; Daniel 9:7; Habakkuk 1:13-17; Zephaniah 3:5; Romans 3:5, 3:6 talkor, reason the case, Job 13:3; Isaiah 41:21 Wherefore dothJeremiah 5:28; Job 12:6, 21:7-15; Psalm 37:1, 37:35, 73:3-28, 92:7, 94:3, 94:4; Proverbs 1:32; Habakkuk 1:4; Malachi 3:15 dealJeremiah 12:6, 5:11; Isaiah 48:8; Hosea 6:7ReciprocalGenesis 15:3 - Behold; Exodus 5:22 - returned; 32:11 - why doth; Joshua 7:7 - wherefore; Judges 20:21 - destroyed; 21:3 - why is; 2 Samuel 14:12 - speak one word; 1 Kings 17:20 - hast thou also; 2 Chronicles 22:12 - Athaliah; Nehemiah 9:33 - Howbeit; Job 4:17 - Shall mortal; 5:3 - taking; 8:17 - roots; 9:24 - earth; 10:3 - shine upon; 23:7 - There; 24:1 - not see; 24:23 - it be given; 34:10 - far; 36:3 - ascribe; 36:6 - preserveth; Psalm 36:6 - judgments; 37:7 - fret; 73:5 - They are; 73:12 - these; 89:38 - But; Ecclesiastes 7:15 - there is a wicked; 7:25 - the reason; Isaiah 24:16 - the treacherous; Jeremiah 9:2 - an assembly; 32:16 - I Prayed; Lamentations 1:18 - Lord; Ezekiel 18:25 - my; Daniel 8:12 - and it practiced; Habakkuk 2:1 - when I am reproved; Romans 2:2 - judgment; 9:14 - Is there unrighteousness Verse 2hastJeremiah 11:17, 45:4; Ezekiel 17:5-10, 19:10-13 growHeb. go onnearIsaiah 29:13; Ezekiel 33:31; Matthew 15:8; Mark 7:6; Titus 1:16ReciprocalExodus 32:11 - why doth; Numbers 22:8 - General; Deuteronomy 30:14 - mouth; Joshua 7:7 - wherefore; Job 8:17 - roots; 9:24 - earth; 13:3 - I desire; 22:18 - he filled; 36:6 - preserveth; Psalm 16:7 - my reins; 73:5 - They are; 73:12 - these; 73:27 - lo; 80:9 - to take; 92:7 - workers; 94:3 - Lord; Ecclesiastes 7:15 - there is a wicked; 7:25 - the reason; Jeremiah 2:5 - are gone; Daniel 4:10 - a tree; 11:7 - out of; Habakkuk 1:13 - wherefore; Malachi 3:15 - yea Verse 3knowestJeremiah 11:20; 2 Kings 20:3; 1 Chronicles 29:17; Job 23:10; Psalm 17:3, 26:1, 44:21; 139:1, 139:23; John 21:17; 1 John 3:20, 3:21 towardor, withpullJeremiah 17:18, 18:21-23, 20:12, 48:15, 50:27, 51:4 the day11:19; Psalm 44:22; James 5:5ReciprocalGenesis 6:7 - General; 7:21 - General; Joshua 22:22 - he knoweth; Psalm 44:11 - given; 49:14 - Like; Jeremiah 15:15 - thou; 21:6 - I will; 23:10 - the land; 40:15 - wherefore; Acts 8:32 - as a; Romans 8:36 - as sheep; 2 Peter 2:12 - as natural Verse 4longJeremiah 9:10, 14:2, 23:10 the herbsPsalm 107:34; Joel 1:10-17 the beastsJeremiah 4:25, 7:20; Hosea 4:3; Habakkuk 3:17; Romans 8:22 HeJeremiah 5:13, 5:31; Psalm 50:21; Ezekiel 7:2-13ReciprocalGenesis 6:7 - General; 7:21 - General; Isaiah 24:4 - mourneth; Jeremiah 4:26 - the fruitful; 4:28 - the earth; 12:11 - it mourneth; 21:6 - I will; 40:15 - wherefore; 47:6 - how long; Joel 1:18 - General; Amos 1:2 - the habitations; 8:8 - every one; 9:5 - and all; Zephaniah 1:3 - consume man; Romans 8:20 - the creature Verse 5thou hastProverbs 3:11, 24:10; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1; 1 Peter 4:12 canstJeremiah 26:8, 36:26, 38:4-6 swelling49:19, 50:44; Joshua 3:15; 1 Chronicles 12:15; Psalm 42:7, 69:1, 69:2Reciprocal1 Samuel 23:3 - Behold; Job 41:10 - who; Jeremiah 11:21 - that seek; Mark 14:37 - couldest; 1 Corinthians 9:24 - run in; 10:13 - hath Verse 6thy brethrenJeremiah 9:4, 11:19, 11:21, 20:10; Genesis 37:4-11; Job 6:15; Psalm 69:8; Ezekiel 33:30, 33:31; Micah 7:5, 7:6; Matthew 10:21; Mark 12:12; John 7:5 yeaIsaiah 31:4; Acts 16:22, 18:12, 19:24-29, 21:28-30 have calledetc. or, cried after thee fullythoughPsalm 12:2; Proverbs 26:25; Matthew 22:16-18 fair wordsHeb. good thingsReciprocalPsalm 22:16 - assembly; 31:11 - especially; Song of Songs 1:6 - my mother's; Isaiah 24:16 - the treacherous; Jeremiah 9:2 - an assembly; 12:1 - deal; 26:8 - the priests; Habakkuk 1:4 - for; Matthew 10:36 - General; Mark 6:4 - General; Luke 21:16 - ye shall; John 7:3 - Depart Verse 7have forsakenJeremiah 11:15, 51:5; Isaiah 2:6; Psalm 78:59, 78:60; Hosea 9:15; Joel 2:15, 3:2 I have givenJeremiah 7:14; Lamentations 2:1-22; Ezekiel 7:20, 7:21, 24:21; Luke 21:24 dearly belovedHeb. loveReciprocal1 Kings 9:9 - therefore; 2 Kings 21:14 - And I will; Isaiah 6:12 - a great; Jeremiah 23:33 - I; 50:7 - have devoured; 51:19 - the rod; Lamentations 1:5 - adversaries; Zephaniah 2:1 - O nation Verse 8crieth outor, yelleth, Heb. giveth out his voice, Jeremiah 2:15, 51:38 thereforeHosea 9:15; Amos 6:8; Zechariah 11:8Reciprocal1 Kings 9:9 - therefore; Psalm 11:5 - wicked; Jeremiah 14:19 - hath; 20:12 - let me; Ezekiel 23:18 - then Verse 9MineOr rather, as the learned Bochart renders, "Is then my heritage (people) to me as a fierce hyena? Is there a wild beast all around upon her?" i.e., the land of Canaan. The hyena is a kind of wolf, a little bigger than a mastiff; colour grey, streaked with black: it is of a solitary and savage disposition.speckled birdor, a bird having talonsthe birdsJeremiah 2:15; 2 Kings 24:2; Ezekiel 16:36, 16:37, 23:22-25; Revelation 17:16 come yeJeremiah 7:33; Isaiah 56:9; Ezekiel 39:17-20; Revelation 19:17, 19:18 comeor, cause them to comeReciprocalEzekiel 34:5 - and they became; Hosea 13:8 - wild beast Verse 10pastorsJeremiah 6:3, 25:9, 39:3 my vineyardPsalm 80:8-16; Isaiah 5:1-7; Luke 20:9-16 troddenIsaiah 43:28, 63:18; Lamentations 1:10, 1:11; Luke 21:14; Revelation 11:2 pleasant portionHeb. portion of desire, Jeremiah 3:19ReciprocalIsaiah 5:7 - the vineyard; Jeremiah 2:8 - the pastors; 9:10 - because; 10:21 - the pastors; 22:22 - thy pastors; 23:1 - pastors; Ezekiel 12:20 - General; 34:2 - the shepherds; Hosea 2:3 - as; Zephaniah 1:13 - their goods; John 15:1 - vine Verse 11made itJeremiah 6:8, 9:11, 10:22, 10:25, 19:8 it mourneth12:4-8, 14:2, 23:10; Lamentations 1:1-5:22; Zechariah 7:5 layethEcclesiastes 7:2; Isaiah 42:25, 57:1; Malachi 2:2ReciprocalJeremiah 4:27 - The; Joel 1:10 - field; Romans 8:20 - the creature; 8:22 - groaneth Verse 12spoilersJeremiah 4:11-15, 9:19-21 the sword15:2, 34:17, 47:6, 48:2; Leviticus 26:33; Isaiah 34:6, 66:15, 66:16; Ezekiel 5:2; 14:17; Amos 9:4; Zephaniah 2:12; Revelation 19:16-21 noIsaiah 57:21; Matthew 24:21, 24:22; Revelation 6:4ReciprocalDeuteronomy 33:29 - the sword; 2 Samuel 2:26 - sword; 1 Chronicles 21:12 - the sword; Jeremiah 6:26 - for the; 17:3 - and thy; 20:5 - I will deliver; 25:27 - because; 46:14 - the sword; Ezekiel 7:14 - for; 7:24 - I will bring; 21:9 - A sword; 33:2 - When I bring the sword upon a land Verse 13sownLeviticus 26:16; Deuteronomy 28:38; Micah 6:15; Haggai 1:6, 2:16, 2:17 putJeremiah 3:23-25; Isaiah 30:1-6, 31:1-3, 55:2; Habakkuk 2:13; Romans 6:21 theyor, yeReciprocalGenesis 3:18 - Thorns; Deuteronomy 28:30 - build; Isaiah 17:10 - shalt thou; Hosea 8:7 - it hath; Galatians 6:8 - reap Verse 14am 3401, bc 603againstJeremiah 48:26, 48:27, 50:9-17, 51:33-35; Ezekiel 25:3-15; Amos 1:2-15; Zephaniah 2:8-10 thatJeremiah 2:3, 49:1, 49:7; Psalm 105:15; Obadiah 1:10-16; Zechariah 1:15, 2:8, 12:2-4 I willJeremiah 48:1-51:64; Ezekiel 25:1-32:32, 35:1-15 and pluckJeremiah 3:18, 32:37; Deuteronomy 30:3; Psalm 106:47; Isaiah 11:11-16; Ezekiel 28:25, 34:12, 34:13; 36:24, 37:21, 39:27, 39:28; Hosea 1:11; Amos 9:14, 9:15; Zephaniah 3:19, 3:20; Zechariah 10:6-12ReciprocalDeuteronomy 28:63 - plucked from; Jeremiah 12:17 - pluck; 18:7 - to pluck; 30:16 - General; Ezekiel 28:24 - a pricking; Joel 3:2 - and parted Verse 15afterJeremiah 48:47, 49:6, 49:39; Deuteronomy 30:3; Isaiah 23:17, 23:18 heritageJeremiah 48:47, 49:6, 49:39; Numbers 32:18; Deuteronomy 3:20Reciprocal28:63 - plucked from; 2 Kings 13:23 - the Lord; Nehemiah 1:9 - yet will I; Psalm 90:13 - Return; Isaiah 14:1 - the strangers; Jeremiah 24:6 - and I will bring; Daniel 11:4 - be plucked; Zechariah 1:3 - and; Malachi 3:18 - shall Verse 16my nameJeremiah 4:2, 5:2; Deuteronomy 10:20, 10:21; Song of Songs 1:8; Isaiah 9:18-21, 45:23, 65:16; Romans 14:11 as theyJoshua 23:7; Psalm 106:35, 106:36; Zephaniah 1:5 builtIsaiah 19:23-25, 56:5, 56:6; Zechariah 2:11; Romans 11:17; 1 Corinthians 3:9; Ephesians 2:19-22; 1 Peter 2:4-6ReciprocalGenesis 24:3 - swear; Deuteronomy 6:13 - shalt swear; 28:1 - If thou shalt; Joshua 2:12 - swear; 22:5 - take; 1 Samuel 20:21 - as the; 29:6 - the Lord; Job 27:2 - God liveth; Isaiah 14:1 - the strangers; 19:18 - and swear; Jeremiah 5:7 - sworn by; Ezekiel 16:53 - in the midst; Zechariah 1:6 - take hold of Verse 17ifPsalm 2:8-12; Isaiah 60:12; Zechariah 14:16-19; Luke 19:27; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; 1 Peter 2:6-8 pluckJeremiah 12:14-17, 18:7, 31:28; Ezekiel 19:12; Daniel 7:4-8, 11:4Reciprocal2 Chronicles 7:20 - I pluck