Jeremiah 12:6

For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee, even they have cried aloud after thee. Believe them not, though they speak good [words] unto thee.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.

In Context

5If thou hast run with footmen, and they have wearied thee, how wilt thou then contend with horses? And if in a land of peace thou thinkest thyself in security, how wilt thou then do in the swelling of the Jordan?

7I have forsaken my house, I have cast off my heritage, I have given the beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.

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Cross References

Job 6:15My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a stream, as the channel of streams which pass away,

Psalms 12:3Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things,

Proverbs 23:8Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou vomit up, and thou wilt have wasted thy sweet words.

Isaiah 31:4For thus hath Jehovah said unto me: Like as the lion and the young lion growling over his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, is not afraid of their voice, nor giveth way before the multitude of them; so will Jehovah of hosts come down to war upon mount Zion, and on the hill thereof.

Jeremiah 9:4Take ye heed every one of his friend, and confide not in any brother; for every brother only supplanteth, and every friend goeth about with slander.

Jeremiah 11:21Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of Jehovah, that thou die not by our hand,

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 12:2-7

The Prophet's Appeal to God. ( b. c. 606.) 1 Righteous art thou, O Lord , when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? 2 Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins. 3 But thou, O Lord , knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the… Read the whole commentary →

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