Jeremiah 12:13

They have sown wheat but harvest thornbushes. They are exhausted from work but have gained nothing. 2 So be ashamed of your gain because of Yahweh's anger.”

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In The King James Version

They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

In Context

12Destroyers have come against all the bare places in the wilderness, 1 for Yahweh's sword is devouring from one end of the land to the other. 2 There is no safety in the land for any living creature. 1

14Yahweh says this against all my neighbors, the wicked ones who strike at the possession that I made my people Israel inherit, “See, I am the one who is about to uproot them from their own ground, and I will pull up the house of Judah from among them.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:38You will take much seed out into the field, but will gather little seed in, for the locusts will consume it.

Isaiah 30:1“Woe to the rebellious children,” this is Yahweh's declaration. 1 “They make plans, but not from me; they make alliances with other nations, 1 but they were not directed by my Spirit, so they add sin to sin. 1

Isaiah 55:2Why do you weigh out silver for what is not bread, and why do you labor for what does not satisfy? 1 Listen carefully to me and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in fatness. 1

Jeremiah 3:25Let us lie down in shame. May our shame cover us, for we have sinned against Yahweh our God! 1 We ourselves and our ancestors, from the time of our youthfulness to this present day, have not listened to the voice of Yahweh our God!”

Jeremiah 25:37So the peaceful pastures will be devastated because of Yahweh's fierce anger. 1

Micah 6:15You will sow but not reap; 1 you will tread the olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; 1 you will press grapes but drink no wine. 1

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 12:8-14

The State of Judah and Israel. ( b. c. 606.) 7 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. 8 Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it. 9 Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour. 10 Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they… Read the whole commentary →

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