Jeremiah 12:7

I have forsaken mine own house, I have given up mine inheritance,—I have delivered the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 betrayed thee, Even they, have cried after thee with full voice,—Do not trust in them, though they speak unto thee fair words.

8Mine inheritance, hath become to me as a lion in a jungle,—She hath given forth against me her voice, For this cause, have I hated her.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:12Of Benjamin, he said, The beloved of Yahweh, shall settle down securely,—With one to throw a shade over him all the day long, Yea, between his shoulders, hath he found rest.

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

Psalms 106:40Then was kindled the anger of Yahweh with his people, and he abhorred his own inheritance.

Jeremiah 7:14Therefore will I do to the house Whereon my Name hath been called Wherein, ye, are trusting, Even to the place which I gave to you and to your fathers,—Just as I did unto Shiloh;

Jeremiah 11:15Why hath the beloved in mine own house, done an abomination? Shall, vows and holy flesh, take away from thee thy wickednesses, or shalt thou by these, escape?

Jeremiah 22:5But if ye will not hear these words, By myself have I sworn Declareth Yahweh—That, a ruin, shall this house become.

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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