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World English Bible

Jeremiah 12 (WEBP)

[1] You are righteous, Yahweh, when I contend with you; yet I would like to plead a case with you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are they all at ease who deal very treacherously?
[2] You have planted them. Yes, they have taken root. They grow. Yes, they produce fruit. You are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.
[3] But you, Yahweh, know me. You see me, and test my heart toward you. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.
[4] How long will the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole country wither? Because of the wickedness of those who dwell therein, the animals and birds are consumed; because they said, “He won’t see our latter end.”
[5] “If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? Though in a land of peace you are secure, yet how will you do in the pride of the Jordan?
[6] For even your brothers, and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you! Even they have cried aloud after you! Don’t believe them, though they speak beautiful words to you.
[7] “I have forsaken my house. I have cast off my heritage. I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.
[8] My heritage has become to me as a lion in the forest. She has uttered her voice against me. Therefore I have hated her.
[9] Is my heritage to me as a speckled bird of prey? Are the birds of prey against her all around? Go, assemble all the animals of the field. Bring them to devour.
[10] Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard. They have trodden my portion under foot. They have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
[11] They have made it a desolation. It mourns to me, being desolate. The whole land is made desolate, because no one cares.
[12] Destroyers have come on all the bare heights in the wilderness; for the sword of Yahweh devours from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land. No flesh has peace.
[13] They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns. They have exhausted themselves, and profit nothing. You will be ashamed of your fruits, because of Yahweh’s fierce anger.”
[14] Yahweh says, “Concerning all my evil neighbors, who touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit: Behold, I will pluck them up from off their land, and will pluck up the house of Judah from among them.
[15] It will happen that after I have plucked them up, I will return and have compassion on them. I will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.
[16] It will happen, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, ‘As Yahweh lives;’ even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they will be built up in the middle of my people.
[17] But if they will not hear, then I will pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it,” says Yahweh.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Jeremiah 12 (KJVS)

[1] Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead () with thee: yet let me talk () with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? () wherefore are all they happy () that deal very treacherously? ()
[2] Thou hast planted () them, yea, they have taken root: () they grow, () yea, they bring forth () fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
[3] But thou, O Lord, knowest () me: thou hast seen () me, and tried () mine heart toward thee: pull them out () like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare () them for the day of slaughter.
[4] How long shall the land mourn, () and the herbs of every field wither, () for the wickedness of them that dwell () therein? the beasts are consumed, () and the birds; because they said, () He shall not see () our last end.
[5] If thou hast run () with the footmen, and they have wearied () thee, then how canst thou contend () with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, () they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do () in the swelling of Jordan?
[6] For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously () with thee; yea, they have called () a multitude after thee: believe () them not, though they speak () fair words unto thee.
[7] I have forsaken () mine house, I have left () mine heritage; I have given () the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies. ()
[8] Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out () against me: therefore have I hated () it.
[9] Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come () ye, assemble () all the beasts of the field, come () to devour.
[10] Many pastors () have destroyed () my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, () they have made () my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
[11] They have made () it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth () unto me; the whole land is made desolate, () because no man layeth () it to heart.
[12] The spoilers () are come () upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the Lord shall devour () from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.
[13] They have sown () wheat, but shall reap () thorns: they have put themselves to pain, () but shall not profit: () and they shall be ashamed () of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
[14] Thus saith () the Lord against all mine evil neighbours, that touch () the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; () Behold, I will pluck them out () of their land, and pluck out () the house of Judah from among them.
[15] And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out () I will return, () and have compassion () on them, and will bring them again, () every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.
[16] And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently () learn () the ways of my people, to swear () by my name, The Lord liveth; as they taught () my people to swear () by Baal; then shall they be built () in the midst of my people.
[17] But if they will not obey, () I will utterly () pluck up () and destroy () that nation, saith () the Lord.

Jeremiah 12:1 Or, let me reason the case with thee
Jeremiah 12:2 Heb. they go on
Jeremiah 12:6a Or, they cried after thee fully
Jeremiah 12:6b Heb. good things
Jeremiah 12:7 Heb. the love
Jeremiah 12:8 Or, yelleth. Heb. giveth out his voice
Jeremiah 12:9a Or, taloned
Jeremiah 12:9b Or, cause them to come
Jeremiah 12:10 Heb. portion of desire

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Jeremiah 12 (BYZ)

[1] δικαιος ει κυριε οτι απολογησομαι προς σε πλην κριματα λαλησω προς σε τι οτι οδος ασεβων ευοδουται ευθηνησαν παντες οι αθετουντες αθετηματα
[2] εφυτευσας αυτους και ερριζωθησαν ετεκνοποιησαν και εποιησαν καρπον εγγυς ει συ του στοματος αυτων και πορρω απο των νεφρων αυτων
[3] και συ κυριε γινωσκεις με δεδοκιμακας την καρδιαν μου εναντιον σου αγνισον αυτους εις ημεραν σφαγης αυτων
[4] εως ποτε πενθησει η γη και πας ο χορτος του αγρου ξηρανθησεται απο κακιας των κατοικουντων εν αυτη ηφανισθησαν κτηνη και πετεινα οτι ειπαν ουκ οψεται ο θεος οδους ημων
[5] σου οι ποδες τρεχουσιν και εκλυουσιν σε πως παρασκευαση εφ ιπποις και εν γη ειρηνης συ πεποιθας πως ποιησεις εν φρυαγματι του ιορδανου
[6] οτι και οι αδελφοι σου και ο οικος του πατρος σου και ουτοι ηθετησαν σε και αυτοι εβοησαν εκ των οπισω σου επισυνηχθησαν μη πιστευσης εν αυτοις οτι λαλησουσιν προς σε καλα
[7] εγκαταλελοιπα τον οικον μου αφηκα την κληρονομιαν μου εδωκα την ηγαπημενην ψυχην μου εις χειρας εχθρων αυτης
[8] εγενηθη η κληρονομια μου εμοι ως λεων εν δρυμω εδωκεν επ εμε την φωνην αυτης δια τουτο εμισησα αυτην
[9] μη σπηλαιον υαινης η κληρονομια μου εμοι η σπηλαιον κυκλω αυτης βαδισατε συναγαγετε παντα τα θηρια του αγρου και ελθετωσαν του φαγειν αυτην
[10] ποιμενες πολλοι διεφθειραν τον αμπελωνα μου εμολυναν την μεριδα μου εδωκαν μεριδα επιθυμητην μου εις ερημον αβατον
[11] ετεθη εις αφανισμον απωλειας δι εμε αφανισμω ηφανισθη πασα η γη οτι ουκ εστιν ανηρ τιθεμενος εν καρδια
[12] επι πασαν διεκβολην εν τη ερημω ηλθον ταλαιπωρουντες οτι μαχαιρα του κυριου καταφαγεται απ ακρου της γης εως ακρου της γης ουκ εστιν ειρηνη παση σαρκι
[13] σπειρατε πυρους και ακανθας θερισατε οι κληροι αυτων ουκ ωφελησουσιν αυτους αισχυνθητε απο καυχησεως υμων απο ονειδισμου εναντι κυριου
[14] οτι ταδε λεγει κυριος περι παντων των γειτονων των πονηρων των απτομενων της κληρονομιας μου ης εμερισα τω λαω μου ισραηλ ιδου εγω αποσπω αυτους απο της γης αυτων και τον ιουδαν εκβαλω εκ μεσου αυτων
[15] και εσται μετα το εκβαλειν με αυτους επιστρεψω και ελεησω αυτους και κατοικιω αυτους εκαστον εις την κληρονομιαν αυτου και εκαστον εις την γην αυτου
[16] και εσται εαν μαθοντες μαθωσιν την οδον του λαου μου του ομνυειν τω ονοματι μου ζη κυριος καθως εδιδαξαν τον λαον μου ομνυειν τη βααλ και οικοδομηθησονται εν μεσω του λαου μου
[17] εαν δε μη επιστρεψωσιν και εξαρω το εθνος εκεινο εξαρσει και απωλεια

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.