Bible, King James Version
Jeremiah
Jer.12
[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.
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