Jeremiah 12:7

I have forsaken my house, I have abandoned my inheritance, I have given the darling of my soul into the hand of her enemies.

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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 are treacherous toward thee, And raise a full cry after thee; Trust them not, though they speak fair words to thee!

8My inheritance is become to me like a lion of the forest; She lifteth up her voice against me; Therefore do I hate her.

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Cross References

Psalms 78:59God saw this, and was wroth, And greatly abhorred Israel;

Psalms 106:40Then burned the anger of the LORD against his people, So that he abhorred his own inheritance.

Jeremiah 7:14Therefore will I do to the house which is called by my name, In which ye place your confidence, And to 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, While many pollute it with wickedness? The holy flesh shall pass away from thee, For when thou doest evil, thou rejoicest.

Jeremiah 22:5But if ye will not hearken to these words, By myself do I swear, saith Jehovah, That this house shall become a 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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