They grow, yes, they bear fruit.
aYou are near in their mouth
But far from their1 mind.
You have seen me,
And You have btested my heart toward You.
Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter,
And prepare them for cthe day of slaughter.
And the herbs of every field wither?
bThe beasts and birds are consumed,
cFor the wickedness of those who dwell there,
Because they said, “He will not see our final end.”
The Lord Answers Jeremiah
Then how can you contend with horses?
And if in the land of peace,
In which you trusted, they wearied you,
Then how will you do in athe floodplain of the Jordan?
Even they have dealt treacherously with you;
Yes, they have called1 a multitude after you.
bDo not believe them,
Even though they speak1 smooth words to you.
I have given the dearly beloved of My soul into the hand of her enemies.
It cries out against Me;
Therefore I have ahated it.
The vultures all around are against her.
Come, assemble all the beasts of the field,
aBring them to devour!
They have ctrodden My portion underfoot;
They have made My1 pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
| << Jeremiah 12:3 | Jeremiah 12:5 >> |
Jeremiah 12:4
land mourn—personification (Jeremiah 14:2; Jeremiah 23:10).
for the wickedness— (Psalms 107:34).
beasts— (Hosea 4:3).
He shall not see our last end—Jehovah knows not what is about to happen to us (Jeremiah 5:12) [ROSENMULLER]. So the Septuagint. (Psalms 10:11; Ezekiel 8:12; Ezekiel 9:9). Rather, "The prophet (Jeremiah, to whom the whole context refers) shall not see our last end." We need not trouble ourselves about his boding predictions. We shall not be destroyed as he says (Jeremiah 5:12-13).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 12:4:
Exodus 9:3-5
Psalms 73:1
Jeremiah 11:23
Jeremiah 23:10
Jeremiah 45:5
2 Thessalonians 1:5
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