1 You would be in the right, O LORD, if I should dispute with you; even so, I must discuss the case with you. Why does the way of the godless prosper, why live all the treacherous in contentment?
2 You planted them; they have taken root, they keep on growing and bearing fruit. You are upon their lips, but far from their inmost thoughts.
3 You, O Lord, know me, you see me, you have found that at heart I am with you. Pick them out like sheep for the slaughter, set them apart for the day of carnage.
4 How long must the earth mourn, the green of the whole countryside wither? For the wickedness of those who dwell in it beasts and birds disappear, because they say, "God does not see our ways."
5 If running against men has wearied you, how will you race against horses? And if in a land of peace you fall headlong, what will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?
6 For even your own brothers, the members of your father's house, betray you; they have recruited a force against you. Do not believe them, even if they are friendly to you in their words.
7 I abandon my house, cast off my heritage; The beloved of my soul I deliver into the hand of her foes.
8 My heritage has turned on me like a lion in the jungle; Because she has roared against me, I treat her as an enemy.
9 My heritage is a prey for hyenas, is surrounded by vultures; Come, gather together, all you beasts of the field, come and eat!
10 Many shepherds have ravaged my vineyard, have trodden my heritage underfoot; The portion that delighted me they have turned into a desert waste.
11 They have made it a mournful waste, desolate it lies before me, Desolate, all the land, because no one takes it to heart.
12 Upon every desert height brigands have come up. The LORD has a sword which consumes the land, from end to end: no peace for all mankind.
13 They have sown wheat and reaped thorns, they have tired themselves out to no purpose; They recoil before their harvest, the flaming anger of the LORD.
14 Thus says the LORD against all my evil neighbors who plunder the heritage which I gave my people Israel as their own: See, I will pluck them up from their land; the house of Judah I will pluck up in their midst.
15 But after plucking them up, I will pity them again and bring them back, each to his heritage, each to his land.
16 And if they carefully learn my people's custom of swearing by my name, "As the LORD lives," they who formerly taught my people to swear by Baal shall be built up in the midst of my people.
17 But if they do not obey, I will uproot and destroy that nation entirely, says the LORD.
19 Yet I, like a trusting lamb led to slaughter, had not realized that they were hatching plots against me: "Let us destroy the tree in its vigor; let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name will be spoken no more."
20 But, you, O LORD of hosts, O just Judge, searcher of mind and heart, Let me witness the vengeance you take on them, for to you I have entrusted my cause!
21 Therefore, thus says the LORD concerning the men of Anathoth who seek your life, saying, "Do not prophesy in the name of the LORD; else you shall die by our hand."
22 Therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: I am going to punish them. The young men shall die by the sword; their sons and daughters shall die by famine.
23 None shall be spared among them, for I will bring misfortune upon the men of Anathoth, the year of their punishment.
Versículos relacionados com Jeremiah, 12:
Jeremiah 12 deals with God's righteousness and the prophet's understanding of the suffering of the righteous before the wicked. The chapter begins with Jeremiah questioning God about why the wicked prosper as the righteous suffer. God responds to Jeremiah that he will have to deal with his neighbors, who betrayed him and attacked him. Following are five verses related to the topics addressed in Jeremiah 12:
Psalm 37:7: "Rest in the Lord and wait in Him; do not indignant to you because of the one who thrives in his way, because of the man who performs inform cunning." This verse encourages to trust God and not jealous of the wicked who thrive in their ways, for in the end the righteousness of God will prevail.
Isaiah 13:11: "I will punish the world because of its wickedness, and the wicked because of their iniquity; I will cease the arrogance of the boldness, and shake the haughtiness of the cruel." God promises to punish the wicked for their iniquity and arrogance, showing that justice will be done, although it may take time.
2 Thessalonians 1:6-7: "For it is righteous before God to repay with tribulation to those who bind you, and to you, who you are troubled, relief with us. This will be in the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with the angels of your power. " This verse talks about the righteousness of God, which will return to tribulation those who caused tribulation to the righteous.
Hebrews 11:32-38: These verses describe many examples of righteous who have suffered but remained faithful to God. They include Abraham, Moses, Gideon, and many others who were persecuted, tortured and killed because of their faith. The author of the Epistle to the Hebrews argues that although these righteous have suffered, God was still faithful and rewarded them.
James 5:7-8: "He thirsts, brothers, patients until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer expects the precious fruit of the land, waiting for him with patients, until he receives the temporary rain and serod. patients and strengthen your heart, because the coming of the Lord is near. " James encourages patience and perseverance in moments of suffering, trusting in the coming of the Lord and his final justice.
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