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Jeremiah 12

Jeremiah's Prayer

1

 aRighteoush6662 are You, O LORDh3068, that I would pleadh7378 my caseh7378 with You; Indeedh389 I would  bdiscussh1696 mattersh4941 of justiceh4941 with You: Whyh4069 has the  cwayh1870 of the wickedh7563 prosperedh6743b? Why are allh3605 those who  ddealh898 in treacheryh899a at easeh7951?

2

You have  aplantedh5193 them, they have alsoh1571 takenh8327 rooth8327; They growh1980, they have evenh1571 producedh6213a fruith6529. You are  bnearh7138  1to their lipsh6310 But farh7350 from their  2mindh3629.

3

But You  aknowh3045 me, O LORDh3068; You seeh7200 me; And You  bexamineh974 my heart'sh3820 attitude towardh854 You. Dragh5423 them offh5423 like sheeph6629 for the slaughterh2878 And  1seth6942 them aparth6942 for a  cdayh3117 of carnageh2028!

4

Howh4970 longh5704h4970 is the  alandh776 to mournh56 And the  bvegetationh6212a of the countrysideh3605h7704 to witherh3001? For the  cwickednessh7463a of those who dwellh3427 in it,  dAnimalsh929 and birdsh5775 have been snatchedh5595 awayh5595, Becauseh3588 men have saidh559, "He will not seeh7200 our latterh319  eendingh319."

5

"Ifh3588 you have runh7323 with footmenh7273 and they have tiredh3811 you out, Then howh349 can you competeh2734 with horsesh5483b? If you fallh982 downh982 in a landh776 of peaceh7965, Howh349 will you doh6213a in the  1 athicketh1347b of the Jordanh3383?

6

"For evenh1571 your  abrothersh251 and the householdh1004 of your fatherh1, Evenh1571 they have dealth898 treacherouslyh898 with you, Evenh1571 they have criedh7121 aloudh4392 afterh310 you. Do not believeh539 them, althoughh3588 they may sayh1696  bniceh2899b thingsh2899b to you."

God's Answer

7

"I have  aforsakenh5800a My househ1004, I have abandonedh5203 My inheritanceh5159; I have givenh5414 the  bbelovedh3033 of My soulh5315 Into the handh3709 of her enemiesh340.

8

"My inheritanceh5159 has becomeh1961 to Me Like a lionh743b in the foresth3293a; She has  1 aroaredh5414h6963 againsth5921 Me; Thereforeh5921h3651 I have come to  bhateh8130 her.

9

"Is My inheritanceh5159 like a speckledh6641 birdh5861 of preyh5861 to Me? Are the  abirdsh5861 of preyh5861 againsth5921 her on everyh5439 sideh5439? Goh1980, gatherh622 allh3605 the  bbeastsh2421b of the fieldh7704, Bringh857 them to devourh398!

10

"Manyh7227a  ashepherdsh7462a have ruinedh7843 My  bvineyardh3754, They have  ctrampledh947 downh947 My fieldh2513a; They have madeh5414 My  dpleasanth2532 fieldh2513a A desolateh8077 wildernessh4057b.

11

1It has been madeh7760 a desolationh8077, Desolateh8076, it  amournsh56  2beforeh5921 Me; The  bwholeh3605 landh776 has been madeh8074 desolateh8074, Becauseh3588 noh369 manh376  claysh7760 it to hearth3820.

12

"On allh3605 the  1 abareh8205 heightsh8205 in the wildernessh4057b Destroyersh7703 have comeh935, For a  bswordh2719 of the LORDh3068 is devouringh398 From one endh7097a of the landh776 even to the  2otherh7097ah776; Thereh369 is  cnoh369 peaceh7965 for  3anyoneh3605h1320.

13

"They have  asownh2232 wheath2406 and have reapedh7114b thornsh6975, They have  bstrainedh2470a themselves  1to noh3808 profith3276. But be ashamedh954 of your  2 charvesth8393 Becauseh4480 of the  dfierceh2740 angerh639 of the LORDh3068."

14

Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068 concerningh5921 allh3605 My  awickedh7451a neighborsh7934 who  bstrikeh5060 at the inheritanceh5159 with whichh834 I have endowedh5157 My peopleh5971a Israelh3478, "Beholdh2009 I am about to uprooth5428 them from their landh127 and will  cuprooth5428 the househ1004 of Judahh3063 from amongh8432 them.

15

"And it will comeh1961 about that afterh310 I have uprootedh5428 them, I will  aagainh7725 haveh7355 compassionh7355 on them; and I will  bbringh7725 them backh7725, eachh376 oneh376 to his inheritanceh5159 and eachh376 oneh376 to his landh776.

16

"Then ifh518 they will reallyh3925  alearnh3925 the waysh1870 of My peopleh5971a, to  bswearh7650 by My nameh8034, `As the LORDh3068 livesh2416a,' evenh3512c as they taughth3925 My peopleh5971a to  cswearh7650 by Baalh1168a, they will be  dbuilth1129 up in the midsth8432 of My peopleh5971a.

17

"But ifh518 they will not listenh8085, then I will  auprooth5428 that nationh1471, uprooth5428 and destroyh6 it," declaresh5002 the LORDh3068.



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