Verse 7

Jeremiah 12:7

New Living Translation

7 “I have abandoned my people, my special possession. I have surrendered my dearest ones to their enemies.

Original Language Text

hebrew

עָזַ֨בְתִּי֙ אֶת בֵּיתִ֔/י נָטַ֖שְׁתִּי אֶת נַחֲלָתִ֑/י נָתַ֛תִּי אֶת יְדִד֥וּת נַפְשִׁ֖/י בְּ/כַ֥ף אֹיְבֶֽי/הָ

English Translation

I have forsaken my house, I have abandoned my heritage, I have given my beloved to the hands of her enemies.

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Chapter 12 Context

1 LORD, you always give me justice when I bring a case before you. So let me bring you this comp... Focus ↗

2 You have planted them, and they have taken root and prospered. Your name is on their lips, ... Focus ↗

3 But as for me, LORD, you know my heart. You see me and test my thoughts. Drag these people awa... Focus ↗

4 How long must this land mourn? Even the grass in the fields has withered. The wild animals and... Focus ↗

5 “If racing against mere men makes you tired, how will you race against horses? If you stumble... Focus ↗

6 Even your brothers, members of your own family, have turned against you. They plot and raise c... Focus ↗

7 “I have abandoned my people, my special possession. I have surrendered my dearest ones to their e...

8 My chosen people have roared at me like a lion of the forest, so I have treated them with contemp... Focus ↗

9 My chosen people act like speckled vultures, but they themselves are surrounded by vultures. B... Focus ↗

10 “Many rulers have ravaged my vineyard, trampling down the vines and turning all its beauty int... Focus ↗

11 They have made it an empty wasteland; I hear its mournful cry. The whole land is desolate, ... Focus ↗

12 On all the bare hilltops, destroying armies can be seen. The sword of the LORD devours people<... Focus ↗

13 My people have planted wheat but are harvesting thorns. They have worn themselves out, but... Focus ↗

14 Now this is what the LORD says: “I will uproot from their land all the evil nations reaching out for... Focus ↗

15 But afterward I will return and have compassion on all of them. I will bring them home to their own... Focus ↗

16 And if these nations truly learn the ways of my people, and if they learn to swear by my name, sayin... Focus ↗

17 But any nation who refuses to obey me will be uprooted and destroyed. I, the LORD, have spoken!” Focus ↗

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