## Jeremiah Chapter 12

###### Jeremiah 12:1
[Jeremiah 12:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/12:1)

צַדִּ֤יק אַתָּה֙ יְהֹוָ֔ה כִּ֥י אָרִ֖יב אֵלֶ֑יךָ אַ֤ךְ מִשְׁפָּטִים֙ אֲדַבֵּ֣ר אֹתָ֔ךְ מַדּ֗וּעַ דֶּ֤רֶךְ רְשָׁעִים֙ צָלֵ֔חָה שָׁל֖וּ כׇּל־בֹּ֥גְדֵי בָֽגֶד׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Right wouldst Thou be, O Lord, if I were to contend with Thee: yet I will reason these points of justice with Thee: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? why are all they happy that deal very treacherously?


###### Jeremiah 12:2
[Jeremiah 12:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/12:2)

נְטַעְתָּם֙ גַּם־שֹׁרָ֔שׁוּ יֵלְכ֖וּ גַּם־עָ֣שׂוּ פֶ֑רִי קָר֤וֹב אַתָּה֙ בְּפִיהֶ֔ם וְרָח֖וֹק מִכִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Thou hast planted them, indeed, they have taken root: they grow, indeed they bring forth fruit: Thou art near in their mouth, and far from their inward parts.


###### Jeremiah 12:3
[Jeremiah 12:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/12:3)

וְאַתָּ֤ה יְהֹוָה֙ יְדַעְתָּ֔נִי תִּרְאֵ֕נִי וּבָחַנְתָּ֥ לִבִּ֖י אִתָּ֑ךְ הַתִּקֵם֙ כְּצֹ֣אן לְטִבְחָ֔ה וְהַקְדִּשֵׁ֖ם לְי֥וֹם הֲרֵגָֽה׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
But Thou, O Lord, knowst me: Thou hast seen me, and tried my heart towards Thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.


###### Jeremiah 12:4
[Jeremiah 12:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/12:4)

עַד־מָתַי֙ תֶּאֱבַ֣ל הָאָ֔רֶץ וְעֵ֥שֶׂב כׇּל־הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה יִיבָ֑שׁ מֵרָעַ֣ת יֹֽשְׁבֵי־בָ֗הּ סָפְתָ֤ה בְהֵמוֹת֙ וָע֔וֹף כִּ֣י אָֽמְר֔וּ לֹ֥א יִרְאֶ֖ה אֶת־אַחֲרִיתֵֽנוּ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole field wither? for the wickedness of them that dwell there, the beasts and the birds are consumed; because they said, He shall not see our last end.


###### Jeremiah 12:5
[Jeremiah 12:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/12:5)

כִּ֣י אֶת־רַגְלִ֥ים׀רַ֙צְתָּה֙ וַיַּלְא֔וּךָ וְאֵ֥יךְ תְּתַחֲרֶ֖ה אֶת־הַסּוּסִ֑ים וּבְאֶ֤רֶץ שָׁלוֹם֙ אַתָּ֣ה בוֹטֵ֔חַ וְאֵ֥יךְ תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה בִּגְא֥וֹן הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? And dost thou feel secure in the land of peace? how wilt thou do in the wild country of the Yarden?


###### Jeremiah 12:6
[Jeremiah 12:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/12:6)

כִּ֧י גַם־אַחֶ֣יךָ וּבֵית־אָבִ֗יךָ גַּם־הֵ֙מָּה֙ בָּ֣גְדוּ בָ֔ךְ גַּם־הֵ֛מָּה קָרְא֥וּ אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ מָלֵ֑א אַל־תַּאֲמֵ֣ן בָּ֔ם כִּֽי־יְדַבְּר֥וּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ טוֹבֽוֹת׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they deal treacherously with thee: indeed, they are in full cry after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words to thee.


###### Jeremiah 12:7
[Jeremiah 12:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/12:7)

עָזַ֙בְתִּי֙ אֶת־בֵּיתִ֔י נָטַ֖שְׁתִּי אֶת־נַחֲלָתִ֑י נָתַ֛תִּי אֶת־יְדִד֥וּת נַפְשִׁ֖י בְּכַ֥ף אֹיְבֶֽיהָ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
I have forsaken my house, I have left my heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.


###### Jeremiah 12:8
[Jeremiah 12:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/12:8)

הָיְתָה־לִּ֥י נַחֲלָתִ֖י כְּאַרְיֵ֣ה בַיָּ֑עַר נָתְנָ֥ה עָלַ֛י בְּקוֹלָ֖הּ עַל־כֵּ֥ן שְׂנֵאתִֽיהָ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
My heritage has become to me as a lion in the forest; it cries out against me: therefore have I hated it.


###### Jeremiah 12:9
[Jeremiah 12:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/12:9)

הַעַ֨יִט צָב֤וּעַ נַֽחֲלָתִי֙ לִ֔י הַעַ֖יִט סָבִ֣יב עָלֶ֑יהָ לְכ֗וּ אִסְפ֛וּ כׇּל־חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה הֵתָ֥יוּ לְאׇכְלָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
My inheritance is a long clawed eagle to me. But the eagle is round about her! Come, assemble together all the wild beasts of the field, bring them to devour.


###### Jeremiah 12:10
[Jeremiah 12:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/12:10)

רֹעִ֤ים רַבִּים֙ שִׁחֲת֣וּ כַרְמִ֔י בֹּסְס֖וּ אֶת־חֶלְקָתִ֑י נָ֥תְנ֛וּ אֶת־חֶלְקַ֥ת חֶמְדָּתִ֖י לְמִדְבַּ֥ר שְׁמָמָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.


###### Jeremiah 12:11
[Jeremiah 12:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/12:11)

שָׂמָהּ֙ לִשְׁמָמָ֔ה אָבְלָ֥ה עָלַ֖י שְׁמֵמָ֑ה נָשַׁ֙מָּה֙ כׇּל־הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין אִ֖ישׁ שָׂ֥ם עַל־לֵֽב׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourns to me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man lays it to heart.


###### Jeremiah 12:12
[Jeremiah 12:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/12:12)

עַֽל־כׇּל־שְׁפָיִ֣ם בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר בָּ֚אוּ שֹֽׁדְדִ֔ים כִּ֣י חֶ֤רֶב לַֽיהֹוָה֙ אֹֽכְלָ֔ה מִקְצֵה־אֶ֖רֶץ וְעַד־קְצֵ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ אֵ֥ין שָׁל֖וֹם לְכׇל־בָּשָֽׂר׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
The spoilers are come upon all high hills through the wilderness: for the sword of the Lord devours from the one end of the land to the other end of the land: no flesh has peace.


###### Jeremiah 12:13
[Jeremiah 12:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/12:13)

זָרְע֤וּ חִטִּים֙ וְקֹצִ֣ים קָצָ֔רוּ נֶחְל֖וּ לֹ֣א יוֹעִ֑לוּ וּבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ מִתְּבוּאֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם מֵחֲר֖וֹן אַף־יְהֹוָֽה׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
They have sown wheat, but have reaped thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: be then ashamed of your harvests because of the fierce anger of the Lord.


###### Jeremiah 12:14
[Jeremiah 12:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/12:14)

כֹּ֣ה**׀** אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֗ה עַל־כׇּל־שְׁכֵנַי֙ הָֽרָעִ֔ים הַנֹּֽגְעִים֙ בַּֽנַּחֲלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־הִנְחַ֥לְתִּי אֶת־עַמִּ֖י אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הִנְנִ֤י נֹֽתְשָׁם֙ מֵעַ֣ל אַדְמָתָ֔ם וְאֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהוּדָ֖ה אֶתּ֥וֹשׁ מִתּוֹכָֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Thus says the Lord against all my evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Yisra᾽el to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Yehuda from among them.


###### Jeremiah 12:15
[Jeremiah 12:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/12:15)

וְהָיָ֗ה אַֽחֲרֵי֙ נׇתְשִׁ֣י אוֹתָ֔ם אָשׁ֖וּב וְרִחַמְתִּ֑ים וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֛ים אִ֥ישׁ לְנַחֲלָת֖וֹ וְאִ֥ישׁ לְאַרְצֽוֹ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And it shall come to pass, after I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them back, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.


###### Jeremiah 12:16
[Jeremiah 12:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/12:16)

וְהָיָ֡ה אִם־לָמֹ֣ד יִלְמְדוּ֩ אֶת־דַּֽרְכֵ֨י עַמִּ֜י לְהִשָּׁבֵ֤עַ בִּשְׁמִי֙ חַי־יְהֹוָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר לִמְּדוּ֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י לְהִשָּׁבֵ֖עַ בַּבָּ֑עַל וְנִבְנ֖וּ בְּת֥וֹךְ עַמִּֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, As the Lord lives; just as they taught my people to swear by the Ba῾al; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.


###### Jeremiah 12:17
[Jeremiah 12:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/12:17)

וְאִ֖ם לֹ֣א יִשְׁמָ֑עוּ וְנָ֨תַשְׁתִּ֜י אֶת־הַגּ֥וֹי הַה֛וּא נָת֥וֹשׁ וְאַבֵּ֖ד נְאֻם־יְהֹוָֽה׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, says the Lord.