Jeremiah 12:7

I have forsaken my house, I have left my heritage; I have given my beloved one into the hands of her enemies.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 these have dealt treacherously with thee; and they have cried out, they are gathered together in pursuit of thee; trust not thou in them, though they shall speak fair words to thee.

8My inheritance has become to me as a lion in a forest; she has uttered her voice against me; therefore have I hated her.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:12And to Benjamin he said, 1 The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in confidence, 1 And God overshadows him always, 1 And he rested between his shoulders.

Psalms 106:40Contempt is poured upon their princes, 1 And he causes them to wander in a desert and trackless land. 1

Jeremiah 7:14therefore I also will do to the house whereon my name is called, wherein ye trust, and to the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I did to Shiloh.

Jeremiah 11:15Why has my beloved wrought abomination in my house? will prayers and holy offerings take away thy wickedness from thee, or shalt thou escape by these things?

Jeremiah 22:5But if ye will not perform these words, by myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, that this house shall be brought to desolation.

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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