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Jeremiah 12:13

12:12 The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.
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. they shall: or, ye shall

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They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns. They have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing. You shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of Yahweh.”

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.

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. ¶

12:14 Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.

What does Jeremiah 12:13 mean?

Jeremiah 12:13 is a verse in the book of Jeremiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זָרַע (zâraʻ), חִטָּה (chiṭṭâh), קָצַר (qâtsar). It connects to 14 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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They
have
sownזָרַעzâraʻ/zaw-rah'/H2232to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
wheat,חִטָּהchiṭṭâh/khit-taw'/H2406wheat, whether the grain or the plant
but
shall
reapקָצַרqâtsar/kaw-tsar'/H7114to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
thorns:קוֹץqôwts/kotse/H6975a thorn
they
have
put
themselves
to
pain,חָלָהchâlâh/khaw-law'/H2470properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
but
shall
not
profit:יַעַלyaʻal/yaw-al'/H3276properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively; useful, subjectively; benefited)
and
they
shall
be
ashamedבּוּשׁbûwsh/boosh/H954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
of
your
revenuesתְּבוּאָהtᵉbûwʼâh/teb-oo-aw'/H8393income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)
because
of
the
fierceחָרוֹןchârôwn/khaw-rone'/H2740a burning of anger
angerאַףʼaph/af/H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
of
the
LORD.יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
they
shall:
or,
ye
shall

Commentary on Jeremiah 12:13

HENRY_FULL · Jeremiah 12:13
15120" In this chapter we have, I. A pressing exhortation to works of charity and bounty to the poor, as the best cure of the vanity which our worldly riches are subject to and the only way of making them turn to a substantial good account, ver. 1-6 . II. A serious admonition to prepare for death and judgment, and to begin betimes, even in the days of our youth, to do so, ver. 7-10 . The Obligations to Be Liberal; Ans

Cross-references

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Nehemiah 8:10

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

Esther 9:19

Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.

Esther 9:22

As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.

Job 5:19

He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

Proverbs 6:16

These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: unto: Heb. of his soul

Daniel 4:27

Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. a lengthening: or, an healing of thine error

Micah 5:5

And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men. principal: Heb. princes of

Matthew 18:22

Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

Luke 6:30

Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.

Luke 17:4

And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

Acts 11:28

And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.

Galatians 6:1

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. if: or, although

Ephesians 5:16

Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Hebrews 13:3

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

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Agriculture or HusbandryDesertsReapingSeedVanity

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Jeremiah 12:13.

1 Samuel 6:13

And they of Bethshemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.

2 Kings 19:29

And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.

Deuteronomy 22:9

Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled. fruit of thy seed: Heb. fulness of the seed

Ecclesiastes 11:4

He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

Exodus 23:10

And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:

Isaiah 30:23

Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.

Isaiah 37:30

And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.

Job 4:8

Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

Frequently asked questions

What does Jeremiah 12:13 say?

Jeremiah 12:13 (King James Version) reads: "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. they shall: or, ye shall"

Is Jeremiah 12:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Jeremiah 12:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Jeremiah.

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