Jeremiah 12

1Righteous^H6662 art thou, O Jehovah^H3068, when I contend^H7378 with thee; yet would I reason^H1696 the cause^H4941 with thee: wherefore doth the way^H1870 of the wicked^H7563 prosper^H6743? wherefore are all they at ease^H7951 that deal very^H899 treacherously^H898? 2Thou hast planted^H5193 them, yea, they have taken root^H8327; they grow^H3212, yea, they bring forth^H6213 fruit^H6529: thou art near^H7138 in their mouth^H6310, and far from^H7350 their heart^H3629. 3But thou, O Jehovah^H3068, knowest^H3045 me; thou seest^H7200 me, and triest^H974 my heart^H3820 toward thee: pull them out^H5423 like sheep^H6629 for the slaughter^H2878, and prepare^H6942 them for the day^H3117 of slaughter^H2028. 4How long shall the land^H776 mourn^H56, and the herbs^H6212 of the whole country^H7704 wither^H3001? for the wickedness^H7451 of them that dwell^H3427 therein, the beasts^H929 are consumed^H5595, and the birds^H5775; because they said^H559, He shall not see^H7200 our latter end^H319. 5If thou hast run^H7323 with the footmen^H7273, and they have wearied^H3811 thee, then how canst thou contend^H8474 with horses^H5483? and though in a land^H776 of peace^H7965 thou art secure^H982, yet how wilt thou do^H6213 in the pride of the Jordan^H3383? 6For even thy brethren^H251, and the house^H1004 of thy father^H1, even they have dealt treacherously^H898 with thee; even they have cried^H7121 aloud^H4392 after^H310 thee: believe^H539 them not, though they speak^H1696 fair words^H2896 unto thee. 7I have forsaken^H5800 my house^H1004, I have cast^H5203 off my heritage^H5159; I have given^H5414 the dearly beloved^H3033 of my soul^H5315 into the hand^H3709 of her enemies^H341. 8My heritage^H5159 is become unto me as a lion^H738 in the forest^H3293: she hath uttered^H5414 her voice against me; therefore I have hated^H8130 her. 9Is my heritage^H5159 unto me as a speckled^H6641 bird^H5861 of prey? are the birds^H5861 of prey against her round about^H5439? go^H3212 ye, assemble^H622 all the beasts^H2416 of the field^H7704, bring^H857 them to devour^H402. 10Many^H7227 shepherds^H7462 have destroyed^H7843 my vineyard^H3754, they have trodden^H947 my portion^H2513 under foot^H947, they have made^H5414 my pleasant^H2532 portion^H2513 a desolate^H8077 wilderness^H4057. 11They have made^H7760 it a desolation^H8076; it mourneth^H56 unto me, being desolate^H8077; the whole land^H776 is made desolate^H8074, because no man^H376 layeth^H7760 it to heart^H3820. 12Destroyers^H7703 are come^H935 upon all the bare heights^H8205 in the wilderness^H4057; for the sword^H2719 of Jehovah^H3068 devoureth^H398 from the one end^H7097 of the land^H776 even to the other end^H7097 of the land^H776: no flesh^H1320 hath peace^H7965. 13They have sown^H2232 wheat^H2406, and have reaped^H7114 thorns^H6975; they have put themselves to pain^H2470, and profit^H3276 nothing: and ye shall be ashamed^H954 of your fruits^H8393, because of the fierce^H2740 anger^H639 of Jehovah^H3068. 14Thus saith^H559 Jehovah^H3068 against all mine evil^H7451 neighbors^H7934, that touch^H5060 the inheritance^H5159 which I have caused my people^H5971 Israel^H3478 to inherit^H5157: behold, I will pluck them up from off^H5428 their land^H127, and will pluck up^H5428 the house^H1004 of Judah^H3063 from among^H8432 them. 15And it shall come to pass, after^H310 that I have plucked them up^H5428, I will return^H7725 and have compassion^H7355 on them; and I will bring them again^H7725, every man^H376 to his heritage^H5159, and every man^H376 to his land^H776. 16And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently^H3925 learn^H3925 the ways^H1870 of my people^H5971, to swear^H7650 by my name^H8034, As Jehovah^H3068 liveth^H2416; even as they taught^H3925 my people^H5971 to swear^H7650 by Baal^H1168; then shall they be built^H1129 up in the midst^H8432 of my people^H5971. 17But if they will not hear^H8085, then will I pluck^H5428 up^H5428 that nation^H1471, plucking up^H5428 and destroying it, saith^H5002 Jehovah^H3068.