Jeremiah 12:7

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

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.

In Context

6For 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.

8My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest; it hath raised its voice against me: therefore have I hated it.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:12Of Benjamin he said, The beloved of Jehovah, he shall dwell in safety by him; He will cover him all the day long, And dwell between his shoulders.

Psalms 78:59God heard, and was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:

Psalms 106:40Then was the anger of Jehovah kindled against his people, and he abhorred his inheritance;

Jeremiah 7:14I will even do unto the house which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh;

Jeremiah 11:15What hath my beloved to do in my house, seeing that the more part practise their evil devices, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? When thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.

Jeremiah 22:5But if ye will not hear these words, I have sworn by myself, saith Jehovah, that this house shall become a waste.

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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