Jeremiah 12:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 12:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 12:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 12:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns. They have exhausted themselves, and profit nothing. You will be ashamed of your fruits, because of Yahweh’s fierce anger.””
Jeremiah 12:13 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 12:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing: and ye shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of Jehovah. ”
Jeremiah 12:13 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 12:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“They sowed wheat, and have thorns reaped, They have become sick--they profit not, And they have been ashamed of your increases, Because of the fierceness of the anger of Jehovah.”
Jeremiah 12:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 12:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“They have sown wheat, and they reap thorns; they have put themselves to pain, [and] do not profit. Be ye therefore ashamed of your revenues, because of the fierce anger of Jehovah. ”
Jeremiah 12:13 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 12:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They haue sowen wheate, and reaped thornes: they were sicke, and had no profite: and they were ashamed of your fruites, because of the fierce wrath of the Lord.”
Jeremiah 12:13 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 12:13 in Context — Jeremiah 12
11 They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart.
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.
13 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.
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.
15 And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.
What Does Jeremiah 12:13 Mean?
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