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Book of Jeremiah, Chapter 12

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Chapter 12 of Jeremiah—Revised Standard Version (RSV)

  1. ¶ Righteous art thou, O LORD,
    when I complain to thee;
      yet I would plead my case before thee.
    Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
      Why do all who are treacherous thrive?
  2. Thou plantest them, and they take root;
      they grow and bring forth fruit;
    thou art near in their mouth
      and far from their heart.
  3. But thou, O LORD, knowest me;
      thou seest me, and triest my mind toward thee.
    Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter,
      and set them apart for the day of slaughter.
  4. How long will the land mourn,
      and the grass of every field wither?
    For the wickedness of those who dwell in it
      the beasts and the birds are swept away,
      because men said, “He will not see our latter end.”
  5. ¶ “If you have raced with men on foot, and they have wearied you,
      how will you compete with horses?
    And if in a safe land you fall down,
      how will you do in the jungle of the Jordan?
  6. For even your brothers and the house of your father,
      even they have dealt treacherously with you;
      they are in full cry after you;
    believe them not,
      though they speak fair words to you.”
  7. ¶ “I have forsaken my house,
      I have abandoned my heritage;
    I have given the beloved of my soul
      into the hands of her enemies.
  8. My heritage has become to me
      like a lion in the forest,
    she has lifted up her voice against me;
      therefore I hate her.
  9. Is my heritage to me like a speckled bird of prey?
      Are the birds of prey against her round about?
    Go, assemble all the wild beasts;
      bring them to devour.
  10. Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard,
      they have trampled down my portion,
    they have made my pleasant portion
      a desolate wilderness.
  11. They have made it a desolation;
      desolate, it mourns to me.
    The whole land is made desolate,
      but no man lays it to heart.
  12. Upon all the bare heights in the desert
      destroyers have come;
    for the sword of the LORD devours
      from one end of the land to the other;
      no flesh has peace.
  13. They have sown wheat and have reaped thorns,
      they have tired themselves out but profit nothing.
    They shall be ashamed of their[a] harvests
      because of the fierce anger of the LORD.”
  14. ¶ Thus says the LORD concerning all my evil neighbors who touch the heritage which I have given my people Israel to inherit: “Behold, I will pluck them up from their land, and I will pluck up the house of Judah from among them.
  15. And after I have plucked them up, I will again have compassion on them, and I will bring them again each to his heritage and each 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, ‘As the LORD lives,’ even as they taught my people to swear by Ba′al, then they shall be built up in the midst of my people.
  17. But if any nation will not listen, then I will utterly pluck it up and destroy it, says the LORD.”

FOOTNOTES

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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