Jeremiah 12 : 1 (YLT)
Righteous *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.
Jeremiah 12 : 2 (YLT)
Thou 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.
Jeremiah 12 : 3 (YLT)
And 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.
Jeremiah 12 : 4 (YLT)
Till 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.`
Jeremiah 12 : 5 (YLT)
For -- 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!
Jeremiah 12 : 6 (YLT)
For 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.
Jeremiah 12 : 7 (YLT)
I have forsaken My house, I have left Mine inheritance, I have given the beloved of My soul Into the hand of her enemies.
Jeremiah 12 : 8 (YLT)
Mine inheritance hath been to Me as a lion in a forest, She gave forth against Me with her voice, Therefore I have hated her.
Jeremiah 12 : 9 (YLT)
A 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.
Jeremiah 12 : 10 (YLT)
Many shepherds did destroy My vineyard, They have trodden down My portion, They have made My desirable portion Become a wilderness -- a desolation.
Jeremiah 12 : 11 (YLT)
He 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.
Jeremiah 12 : 12 (YLT)
On 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.
Jeremiah 12 : 13 (YLT)
They 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.
Jeremiah 12 : 14 (YLT)
Thus 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.
Jeremiah 12 : 15 (YLT)
And 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.
Jeremiah 12 : 16 (YLT)
And 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.
Jeremiah 12 : 17 (YLT)
And if they do not hearken, Then I have plucked up that nation, Plucking up and destroying, An affirmation of Jehovah!`
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