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Jeremiah's
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| Jeremiah 12:1 |
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Righteous are You, O LORD, that I would plead
my case with You; Indeed I would discuss matters of justice with You: Why has
the way of the wicked prospered? Why are all those who deal in treachery at ease? |
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| Jeremiah 12:2 |
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You have planted them, they have also taken
root; They grow, they have even produced fruit. You are near to their lips But
far from their mind. |
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| Jeremiah 12:3 |
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But You know me, O LORD; You see me; And You
examine my heart's attitude toward You. Drag them off like sheep for the slaughter
And set them apart for a day of carnage! |
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| Jeremiah 12:4 |
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How long is the land to mourn And the vegetation
of the countryside to wither? For the wickedness of those who dwell in it, Animals
and birds have been snatched away, Because men have said, "He will not see our
latter ending." |
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| Jeremiah 12:5 |
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"If you have run with footmen and they have
tired you out, Then how can you compete with horses? If you fall down in a land
of peace, How will you do in the thicket of the Jordan? |
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| Jeremiah 12:6 |
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"For even your brothers and the household of
your father, Even they have dealt treacherously with you, Even they have cried
aloud after you. Do not believe them, although they may say nice things to you." |
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God's Answer |
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| Jeremiah 12:7 |
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"I have forsaken My house, I have abandoned
My inheritance; I have given the beloved of My soul Into the hand of her enemies.
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| Jeremiah 12:8 |
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"My inheritance has become to Me Like a lion
in the forest; She has roared against Me; Therefore I have come to hate her. |
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| Jeremiah 12:9 |
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"Is My inheritance like a speckled bird of prey
to Me? Are the birds of prey against her on every side? Go, gather all the beasts
of the field, Bring them to devour! |
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| Jeremiah 12:10 |
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"Many shepherds have ruined My vineyard, They
have trampled down My field; They have made My pleasant field A desolate wilderness. |
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| Jeremiah 12:11 |
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"It has been made a desolation, Desolate, it
mourns before Me; The whole land has been made desolate, Because no man lays it
to heart. |
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| Jeremiah 12:12 |
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"On all the bare heights in the wilderness Destroyers
have come, For a sword of the LORD is devouring From one end of the land even
to the other; There is no peace for anyone. |
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| Jeremiah 12:13 |
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"They have sown wheat and have reaped thorns,
They have strained themselves to no profit. But be ashamed of your harvest Because
of the fierce anger of the LORD." |
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| Jeremiah 12:14 |
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Thus says the LORD concerning all My wicked
neighbors who strike at the inheritance with which I have endowed My people Israel,
"Behold I am about to uproot them from their land and will uproot the house of
Judah from among them. |
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| Jeremiah 12:15 |
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"And it will come about that after I have uprooted
them, I will again have compassion on them; and I will bring them back, each one
to his inheritance and each one to his land. |
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| Jeremiah 12:16 |
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"Then if they will really learn the ways of
My people, to swear by My name, 'As the LORD lives,' even as they taught My people
to swear by Baal, they will be built up in the midst of My people. |
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| Jeremiah 12:17 |
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"But if they will not listen, then I will uproot
that nation, uproot and destroy it," declares the LORD. |
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