Thematic Bible
Jeremiah 12:1 (show verse)
even if I bring a case against You.
Yet, I wish to contend with You:
Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all the treacherous live at ease?
Apparent injustice » Sometimes attributed to God
Great » Mysteries, that test the faith of men » Of the prosperity of the wicked
Happiness » Of the wicked » Sometimes a stumbling-block to saints
Injustice » Sometimes attributed to God
Jeremiah » The prophet » Lamentations of » Over the prosperity of the wicked
great Mysteries » Of the prosperity of the wicked
Partiality » Sometimes attributed to God
Prosperity » Of the wicked, general references to
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Acknowledge, though the wicked prosper
Wicked people » Prosperity of
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Prosperity of
Great » Mysteries, that test the faith of men » Of the prosperity of the wicked
Happiness » Of the wicked » Sometimes a stumbling-block to saints
Injustice » Sometimes attributed to God
Jeremiah » The prophet » Lamentations of » Over the prosperity of the wicked
great Mysteries » Of the prosperity of the wicked
Partiality » Sometimes attributed to God
Prosperity » Of the wicked, general references to
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Acknowledge, though the wicked prosper
Wicked people » Prosperity of
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Prosperity of
Jeremiah 12:2 (show verse)
They have grown and produced fruit.
You are ever on their lips,
but far from their conscience.
Jeremiah 12:3 (show verse)
You test whether my heart is with You.
Drag the wicked away like sheep to slaughter
and set them apart for the day of killing.
Jeremiah 12:4 (show verse)
and the grass of every field wither?
Because of the evil of its residents,
animals and birds have been swept away,
for the people have said,
“He cannot see what our end will be.”
Jeremiah 12:5 (show verse)
and they have worn you out,
how can you compete with horses?
If you stumble
what will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?
Jeremiah 12:6 (show verse)
even they were treacherous to you;
even they have cried out loudly after you.
Do not have confidence in them,
though they speak well of you.
Jeremiah 12:7 (show verse)
I have deserted My inheritance.
I have given the love of My life
into the hands of her enemies.
Jeremiah 12:8 (show verse)
like a lion in the forest.
She has roared against Me.
Therefore, I hate her.
Jeremiah 12:9 (show verse)
Are birds of prey circling her?
Go, gather all the wild animals;
bring them to devour her.
Jeremiah 12:10 (show verse)
they have trampled My plot of land.
They have turned My desirable plot
into a desolate wasteland.
Church » Vineyard
Church » Pleasant portion
Deserts » Illustrative of » Desolation by armies
Desolation » Why desolation comes
Jeremiah » The prophet » Lamentations of » Over the desolation of God's heritage
Shepherds/pastors » False shepherds/pastors
Titles and names of the church » Vineyard
Vineyard » Parables of
Vineyards » Illustrative » Of the jewish church
Church » Pleasant portion
Deserts » Illustrative of » Desolation by armies
Desolation » Why desolation comes
Jeremiah » The prophet » Lamentations of » Over the desolation of God's heritage
Shepherds/pastors » False shepherds/pastors
Titles and names of the church » Vineyard
Vineyard » Parables of
Vineyards » Illustrative » Of the jewish church
Jeremiah 12:11 (show verse)
It mourns, desolate, before Me.
All the land is desolate,
but no one takes it to heart.
Jeremiah 12:12 (show verse)
the destroyers have come,
for the Lord has a sword that devours
from one end of the earth to the other.
No one has peace.
Jeremiah 12:13 (show verse)
They have exhausted themselves but have no profit.
Be put to shame by your harvests
because of the Lord’s burning anger.
Agriculture » Fruits blasted because of sin
Agriculture » Figurative » Sowing wheat, but reaping thorns
Agriculture or husbandry » Produce of, often blasted because of sin
Deserts » Illustrative of » Desolation by armies
Desolation » Why desolation comes
Harvest » Sins » Profitless
Herbs » Mentioned in scripture » Wheat
Jeremiah » The prophet » Lamentations of » Over the desolation of God's heritage
Profit and loss » Profit » Sin unprofitable, general references to
Reaping » Often unprofitable on account of sin
Seed » The jews punished by » Its being choked by thorns
Sin » Unpardonable, the » Unprofitable
Sin » Harvest of » Profitless
Sins » Harvest » Profitless
Sowing and reaping » Reaping, harvest of sin » Profitless
Vanity » The wicked » Reap
Vanity » Evil people » Reap
Wheat » Figurative » Of self-rigteousness
Agriculture » Figurative » Sowing wheat, but reaping thorns
Agriculture or husbandry » Produce of, often blasted because of sin
Deserts » Illustrative of » Desolation by armies
Desolation » Why desolation comes
Harvest » Sins » Profitless
Herbs » Mentioned in scripture » Wheat
Jeremiah » The prophet » Lamentations of » Over the desolation of God's heritage
Profit and loss » Profit » Sin unprofitable, general references to
Reaping » Often unprofitable on account of sin
Seed » The jews punished by » Its being choked by thorns
Sin » Unpardonable, the » Unprofitable
Sin » Harvest of » Profitless
Sins » Harvest » Profitless
Sowing and reaping » Reaping, harvest of sin » Profitless
Vanity » The wicked » Reap
Vanity » Evil people » Reap
Wheat » Figurative » Of self-rigteousness
Jeremiah 12:14 (show verse)
This is what the Lord says: “Concerning all My evil neighbors who attack the inheritance that I bequeathed to My people, Israel, I am about to uproot them from their land, and I will uproot the house of Judah from them.
Jeremiah 12:15 (show verse)
After I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land.
Jeremiah 12:16 (show verse)
If they will diligently learn the ways of My people—to swear by My name, ‘As Yahweh lives,’ just as they taught My people to swear by Baal—they will be built up among My people.
Jeremiah 12:17 (show verse)
However, if they will not obey, then I will uproot and destroy that nation.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.
This is the Lord’s declaration.