Jeremiah 12 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Jeremiah 13

¹Yahweh said to me, “Go, and buy yourself a linen belt, and put it on your waist, and don’t put it in water.”

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 unto me, Go^H1980^(H8800) and get^H7069^(H8804) thee a linen^H6593 girdle^H232, and put^H7760^(H8804) it upon thy loins^H4975, and put^H935^(H8686) it not in water^H4325.

² So I bought a belt according to Yahweh’s word, and put it on my waist.

KJVSo I got^H7069^(H8799) a girdle^H232 according to the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068, and put^H7760^(H8799) it on my loins^H4975.

³ Yahweh’s word came to me the second time, saying,

KJVAnd the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came unto me the second time^H8145, saying^H559^(H8800),

⁴ “Take the belt that you have bought, which is on your waist, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock.”

KJVTake^H3947^(H8798) the girdle^H232 that thou hast got^H7069^(H8804), which is upon thy loins^H4975, and arise^H6965^(H8798), go^H3212^(H8798) to Euphrates^H6578, and hide^H2934^(H8798) it there in a hole^H5357 of the rock^H5553.

⁵ So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as Yahweh commanded me.

KJVSo I went^H3212^(H8799), and hid^H2934^(H8799) it by Euphrates^H6578, as the LORD^H3068 commanded^H6680^(H8765) me.

⁶ After many days, Yahweh said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the belt from there, which I commanded you to hide there.”

KJVAnd it came to pass after^H7093 many^H7227 days^H3117, that the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto me, Arise^H6965^(H8798), go^H3212^(H8798) to Euphrates^H6578, and take^H3947^(H8798) the girdle^H232 from thence, which I commanded^H6680^(H8765) thee to hide^H2934^(H8800) there.

⁷ Then I went to the Euphrates, and dug, and took the belt from the place where I had hidden it; and behold, the belt was ruined. It was profitable for nothing.

KJVThen I went^H3212^(H8799) to Euphrates^H6578, and digged^H2658^(H8799), and took^H3947^(H8799) the girdle^H232 from the place^H4725 where I had hid^H2934^(H8804) it: and, behold, the girdle^H232 was marred^H7843^(H8738), it was profitable^H6743^(H8799) for nothing.

⁸ Then Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

KJVThen the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came unto me, saying^H559^(H8800),

⁹ “Yahweh says, ‘In this way I will ruin the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, After this manner will I mar^H7843^(H8686) the pride^H1347 of Judah^H3063, and the great^H7227 pride^H1347 of Jerusalem^H3389.

¹⁰ This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and have gone after other gods to serve them and to worship them, will even be as this belt, which is profitable for nothing.

KJVThis evil^H7451 people^H5971, which refuse^H3987 to hear^H8085^(H8800) my words^H1697, which walk^H1980^(H8802) in the imagination^H8307 of their heart^H3820, and walk^H3212^(H8799) after^H310 other^H312 gods^H430, to serve^H5647^(H8800) them, and to worship^H7812^(H8692) them, shall even be as this girdle^H232, which is good^H6743^(H8799) for nothing.

¹¹ For as the belt clings to the waist of a man, so I have caused the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to cling to me,’ says Yahweh; ‘that they may be to me for a people, for a name, for praise, and for glory; but they would not hear.’

KJVFor as the girdle^H232 cleaveth^H1692^(H8799) to the loins^H4975 of a man^H376, so have I caused to cleave^H1692^(H8689) unto me the whole house^H1004 of Israel^H3478 and the whole house^H1004 of Judah^H3063, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068; that they might be unto me for a people^H5971, and for a name^H8034, and for a praise^H8416, and for a glory^H8597: but they would not hear^H8085^(H8804).

¹² “Therefore you shall speak to them this word: ‘Yahweh, the God of Israel says, “Every container should be filled with wine.”’ They will tell you, ‘Do we not certainly know that every container should be filled with wine?’

KJVTherefore thou shalt speak^H559^(H8804) unto them this word^H1697; Thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel^H3478, Every bottle^H5035 shall be filled^H4390^(H8735) with wine^H3196: and they shall say^H559^(H8804) unto thee, Do we not certainly^H3045^(H8800) know^H3045^(H8799) that every bottle^H5035 shall be filled^H4390^(H8735) with wine^H3196?

¹³ Then tell them, ‘Yahweh says, “Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.

KJVThen shalt thou say^H559^(H8804) unto them, Thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, Behold, I will fill^H4390^(H8764) all the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of this land^H776, even the kings^H4428 that sit^H3427^(H8802) upon David's^H1732 throne^H3678, and the priests^H3548, and the prophets^H5030, and all the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of Jerusalem^H3389, with drunkenness^H7943.

¹⁴ I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together,” says Yahweh: “I will not pity, spare, or have compassion, that I should not destroy them.”’”

KJVAnd I will dash^H5310^(H8765) them one^H376 against another^H251, even the fathers^H1 and the sons^H1121 together^H3162, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068: I will not pity^H2550^(H8799), nor spare^H2347^(H8799), nor have mercy^H7355^(H8762), but destroy^H7843^(H8687) them.

¹⁵ Hear, and give ear. Don’t be proud, for Yahweh has spoken.

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798) ye, and give ear^H238^(H8685); be not proud^H1361^(H8799): for the LORD^H3068 hath spoken^H1696^(H8765).

¹⁶ Give glory to Yahweh your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and while you look for light, he turns it into the shadow of death, and makes it deep darkness.

KJVGive^H5414^(H8798) glory^H3519 to the LORD^H3068 your God^H430, before he cause darkness^H2821^(H8686), and before your feet^H7272 stumble^H5062^(H8691) upon the dark^H5399 mountains^H2022, and, while ye look^H6960^(H8765) for light^H216, he turn^H7760^(H8804) it into the shadow of death^H6757, and make^H7896^(H8798)^(H8675)^H7896^(H8799) it gross darkness^H6205.

¹⁷ But if you will not hear it, my soul will weep in secret for your pride. My eye will weep bitterly, and run down with tears, because Yahweh’s flock has been taken captive.

KJVBut if ye will not hear^H8085^(H8799) it, my soul^H5315 shall weep^H1058^(H8799) in secret places^H4565 for^H6440 your pride^H1466; and mine eye^H5869 shall weep^H1830^(H8799) sore^H1830^(H8800), and run down^H3381^(H8799) with tears^H1832, because the LORD'S^H3068 flock^H5739 is carried away captive^H7617^(H8738).

¹⁸ Say to the king and to the queen mother, “Humble yourselves. Sit down, for your crowns have come down, even the crown of your glory.

KJVSay^H559^(H8798) unto the king^H4428 and to the queen^H1377, Humble^H8213^(H8685) yourselves, sit down^H3427^(H8798): for your principalities^H4761 shall come down^H3381^(H8804), even the crown^H5850 of your glory^H8597.

¹⁹ The cities of the South are shut up, and there is no one to open them. Judah is carried away captive: all of them. They are wholly carried away captive.

KJVThe cities^H5892 of the south^H5045 shall be shut up^H5462^(H8795), and none shall open^H6605^(H8802) them: Judah^H3063 shall be carried away captive^H1540^(H8717) all of it, it shall be wholly^H7965 carried away captive^H1540^(H8717).

²⁰ Lift up your eyes, and see those who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, your beautiful flock?

KJVLift up^H5375^(H8798) your eyes^H5869, and behold^H7200^(H8798) them that come^H935^(H8802) from the north^H6828: where is the flock^H5739 that was given^H5414^(H8738) thee, thy beautiful^H8597 flock^H6629?

²¹ What will you say when he sets over you as head those whom you have yourself taught to be friends to you? Won’t sorrows take hold of you, as of a woman in travail?

KJVWhat wilt thou say^H559^(H8799) when he shall punish^H6485^(H8799) thee? for thou hast taught^H3925^(H8765) them to be captains^H441, and as chief^H7218 over thee: shall not sorrows^H2256 take^H270^(H8799) thee, as a woman^H802 in travail^H3205^(H8800)?

²² If you say in your heart, “Why have these things come on me?” Your skirts are uncovered because of the greatness of your iniquity, and your heels suffer violence.

KJVAnd if thou say^H559^(H8799) in thine heart^H3824, Wherefore come^H7122^(H8804) these things upon me? For the greatness^H7230 of thine iniquity^H5771 are thy skirts^H7757 discovered^H1540^(H8738), and thy heels^H6119 made bare^H2554^(H8738).

²³ Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then may you also do good, who are accustomed to do evil.

KJVCan the Ethiopian^H3569 change^H2015^(H8799) his skin^H5785, or the leopard^H5246 his spots^H2272? then may^H3201^(H8799) ye also do good^H3190^(H8687), that are accustomed^H3928 to do evil^H7489^(H8687).

²⁴ “Therefore I will scatter them as the stubble that passes away by the wind of the wilderness.

KJVTherefore will I scatter^H6327^(H8686) them as the stubble^H7179 that passeth away^H5674^(H8802) by the wind^H7307 of the wilderness^H4057.

²⁵ This is your lot, the portion measured to you from me,” says Yahweh, “because you have forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.”

KJVThis is thy lot^H1486, the portion^H4490 of thy measures^H4055 from me, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068; because thou hast forgotten^H7911^(H8804) me, and trusted^H982^(H8799) in falsehood^H8267.

²⁶ Therefore I will also uncover your skirts on your face, and your shame will appear.

KJVTherefore will I discover^H2834^(H8804) thy skirts^H7757 upon thy face^H6440, that thy shame^H7036 may appear^H7200^(H8738).

²⁷ I have seen your abominations, even your adulteries and your neighing, the lewdness of your prostitution, on the hills in the field. Woe to you, Jerusalem! You will not be made clean. How long will it yet be?”

KJVI have seen^H7200^(H8804) thine adulteries^H5004, and thy neighings^H4684, the lewdness^H2154 of thy whoredom^H2184, and thine abominations^H8251 on the hills^H1389 in the fields^H7704. Woe^H188 unto thee, O Jerusalem^H3389! wilt thou not be made clean^H2891^(H8799)? when shall it once^H5750^H310 be?

WEB·Jeremiah 12

¹You are righteous, Yahweh, when I contend with you; yet I would like to plead a case with you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are they all at ease who deal very treacherously?

KJVRighteous^H6662 art thou, O LORD^H3068, when I plead^H7378^(H8799) with thee: yet let me talk^H1696^(H8762) with thee of thy judgments^H4941: Wherefore doth the way^H1870 of the wicked^H7563 prosper^H6743^(H8804)? wherefore are all they happy^H7951^(H8804) that deal very^H899 treacherously^H898^(H8802)?

² You have planted them. Yes, they have taken root. They grow. Yes, they produce fruit. You are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.

KJVThou hast planted^H5193^(H8804) them, yea, they have taken root^H8327^(H8776): they grow^H3212^(H8799), yea, they bring forth^H6213^(H8804) fruit^H6529: thou art near^H7138 in their mouth^H6310, and far from^H7350 their reins^H3629.

³ But you, Yahweh, know me. You see me, and test my heart toward you. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

KJVBut thou, O LORD^H3068, knowest^H3045^(H8804) me: thou hast seen^H7200^(H8799) me, and tried^H974^(H8804) mine heart^H3820 toward thee: pull them out^H5423^(H8685) like sheep^H6629 for the slaughter^H2878, and prepare^H6942^(H8685) them for the day^H3117 of slaughter^H2028.

⁴ How long will the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole country wither? Because of the wickedness of those who dwell therein, the animals and birds are consumed; because they said, “He won’t see our latter end.”

KJVHow long shall the land^H776 mourn^H56^(H8799), and the herbs^H6212 of every field^H7704 wither^H3001^(H8799), for the wickedness^H7451 of them that dwell^H3427^(H8802) therein? the beasts^H929 are consumed^H5595^(H8804), and the birds^H5775; because they said^H559^(H8804), He shall not see^H7200^(H8799) our last end^H319.

⁵ “If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? Though in a land of peace you are secure, yet how will you do in the pride of the Jordan?

KJVIf thou hast run^H7323^(H8804) with the footmen^H7273, and they have wearied^H3811^(H8686) thee, then how canst thou contend^H8474^(H8807) with horses^H5483? and if in the land^H776 of peace^H7965, wherein thou trustedst^H982^(H8802), they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do^H6213^(H8799) in the swelling^H1347 of Jordan^H3383?

⁶ For even your brothers, and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you! Even they have cried aloud after you! Don’t believe them, though they speak beautiful words to you.

KJVFor even thy brethren^H251, and the house^H1004 of thy father^H1, even they have dealt treacherously^H898^(H8804) with thee; yea, they have called^H7121^(H8804) a multitude^H4392 after^H310 thee: believe^H539^(H8686) them not, though they speak^H1696^(H8762) fair words^H2896 unto thee.

⁷ “I have forsaken my house. I have cast off my heritage. I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.

KJVI have forsaken^H5800^(H8804) mine house^H1004, I have left^H5203^(H8804) mine heritage^H5159; I have given^H5414^(H8804) the dearly beloved^H3033 of my soul^H5315 into the hand^H3709 of her enemies^H341^(H8802).

⁸ My heritage has become to me as a lion in the forest. She has uttered her voice against me. Therefore I have hated her.

KJVMine heritage^H5159 is unto me as a lion^H738 in the forest^H3293; it crieth out^H5414^(H8804)^H6963 against me: therefore have I hated^H8130^(H8804) it.

⁹ Is my heritage to me as a speckled bird of prey? Are the birds of prey against her all around? Go, assemble all the animals of the field. Bring them to devour.

KJVMine heritage^H5159 is unto me as a speckled^H6641 bird^H5861, the birds^H5861 round about^H5439 are against her; come^H3212^(H8798) ye, assemble^H622^(H8798) all the beasts^H2416 of the field^H7704, come^H857^(H8685) to devour^H402.

¹⁰ Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard. They have trodden my portion under foot. They have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.

KJVMany^H7227 pastors^H7462^(H8802) have destroyed^H7843^(H8765) my vineyard^H3754, they have trodden^H947 my portion^H2513 under foot^H947^(H8790), they have made^H5414^(H8804) my pleasant^H2532 portion^H2513 a desolate^H8077 wilderness^H4057.

¹¹ They have made it a desolation. It mourns to me, being desolate. The whole land is made desolate, because no one cares.

KJVThey have made^H7760^(H8804) it desolate^H8076, and being desolate^H8077 it mourneth^H56^(H8804) unto me; the whole land^H776 is made desolate^H8074^(H8738), because no man^H376 layeth^H7760^(H8802) it to heart^H3820.

¹² Destroyers have come on all the bare heights in the wilderness; for the sword of Yahweh devours from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land. No flesh has peace.

KJVThe spoilers^H7703^(H8802) are come^H935^(H8804) upon all high places^H8205 through the wilderness^H4057: for the sword^H2719 of the LORD^H3068 shall devour^H398^(H8802) from the one end^H7097 of the land^H776 even to the other end^H7097 of the land^H776: no flesh^H1320 shall have peace^H7965.

¹³ They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns. They have exhausted themselves, and profit nothing. You will be ashamed of your fruits, because of Yahweh’s fierce anger.”

KJVThey have sown^H2232^(H8804) wheat^H2406, but shall reap^H7114^(H8804) thorns^H6975: they have put themselves to pain^H2470^(H8738), but shall not profit^H3276^(H8686): and they shall be ashamed^H954^(H8804) of your revenues^H8393 because of the fierce^H2740 anger^H639 of the LORD^H3068.

¹⁴ Yahweh says, “Concerning all my evil neighbors, who touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit: Behold, I will pluck them up from off their land, and will pluck up the house of Judah from among them.

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 against all mine evil^H7451 neighbours^H7934, that touch^H5060^(H8802) the inheritance^H5159 which I have caused my people^H5971 Israel^H3478 to inherit^H5157^(H8689); Behold, I will pluck them out^H5428^(H8802) of their land^H127, and pluck out^H5428^(H8799) the house^H1004 of Judah^H3063 from among^H8432 them.

¹⁵ It will happen that after I have plucked them up, I will return and have compassion on them. I will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.

KJVAnd it shall come to pass, after^H310 that I have plucked them out^H5428^(H8800) I will return^H7725^(H8799), and have compassion^H7355^(H8765) on them, and will bring them again^H7725^(H8689), every man^H376 to his heritage^H5159, and every man^H376 to his land^H776.

¹⁶ It will happen, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, ‘As Yahweh lives;’ even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they will be built up in the middle of my people.

KJVAnd it shall come to pass, if they will diligently^H3925^(H8800) learn^H3925^(H8799) the ways^H1870 of my people^H5971, to swear^H7650^(H8736) by my name^H8034, The LORD^H3068 liveth^H2416; as they taught^H3925^(H8765) my people^H5971 to swear^H7650^(H8736) by Baal^H1168; then shall they be built^H1129^(H8738) in the midst^H8432 of my people^H5971.

¹⁷ But if they will not hear, then I will pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it,” says Yahweh.

KJVBut if they will not obey^H8085^(H8799), I will utterly^H5428^(H8800) pluck up^H5428^(H8804) and destroy^H6^(H8763) that nation^H1471, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

Section titles come from the Biblion commentary, not from Scripture.

You can also read or listen to the Introduction to the book of Jeremiah.