Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Many shepherds will ruin my vineyard and trample down my field; they will turn my pleasant field into a desolate wasteland. New Living Translation “Many rulers have ravaged my vineyard, trampling down the vines and turning all its beauty into a barren wilderness. English Standard Version Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard; they have trampled down my portion; they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. Berean Standard Bible Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of ground. They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland. King James Bible Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. New King James Version “Many rulers have destroyed My vineyard, They have trodden My portion underfoot; They have made My pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. New American Standard Bible “Many shepherds have ruined My vineyard, They have trampled down My field; They have made My pleasant field A desolate wilderness. NASB 1995 “Many shepherds have ruined My vineyard, They have trampled down My field; They have made My pleasant field A desolate wilderness. NASB 1977 “Many shepherds have ruined My vineyard, They have trampled down My field; They have made My pleasant field A desolate wilderness. Legacy Standard Bible Many shepherds have ruined My vineyard; They have trampled down My portion; They have made My desired portion A desolate wilderness. Amplified Bible “Many shepherds (invaders) have destroyed My vineyard (Judah), They have trampled My field underfoot; They have made My pleasant field A desolate wilderness. Christian Standard Bible Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard; they have trampled my plot of land. They have turned my desirable plot into a desolate wasteland. Holman Christian Standard Bible Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of land. They have turned My desirable plot into a desolate wasteland. American Standard Version Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. Contemporary English Version My beautiful land is ruined like a field or a vineyard trampled by shepherds and stripped bare by their flocks. English Revised Version Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. GOD'S WORD® Translation Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard. They've trampled my property. They've turned my pleasant property into a wasteland. Good News Translation Many foreign rulers have destroyed my vineyard; they have trampled down my fields; they have turned my lovely land into a desert. International Standard Version Many shepherds will destroy my vineyard. They'll trample down my portion. They'll turn my pleasant portion into a desolate desert. Majority Standard Bible Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of ground. They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland. NET Bible Many foreign rulers will ruin the land where I planted my people. They will trample all over my chosen land. They will turn my beautiful land into a desolate wasteland. New Heart English Bible Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. Webster's Bible Translation Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. World English Bible Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard. They have trodden my portion under foot. They have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionMany shepherds destroyed My vineyard, "" They have trodden down My portion, "" They have made My desirable portion "" Become a wilderness—a desolation. Young's Literal Translation Many shepherds did destroy My vineyard, They have trodden down My portion, They have made My desirable portion Become a wilderness -- a desolation. Smith's Literal Translation Many shepherds destroyed my vineyard, they trod down my portion, they gave the portion of my desire for a desert of desolation. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMany pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot: they have changed my delightful portion into a desolate wilderness. Catholic Public Domain Version Many pastors have demolished my vineyard. They have trampled my portion. They have made my desirable portion into a desert of solitude. New American Bible Many shepherds have ravaged my vineyard, have trampled down my heritage; My delightful portion they have turned into a desert waste. New Revised Standard Version Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trampled down my portion, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMany shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion as a desolate wilderness. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Many Shepherds have destroyed my vineyard. They have trodden upon my portion. They made the portion of my pleasure as a desolate wilderness OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard, They have trodden My portion under foot, They have made My pleasant portion A desolate wilderness. Brenton Septuagint Translation Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have defiled my portion, they have made my desirable portion a trackless wilderness; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Answer to Jeremiah…9Is not My inheritance to Me like a speckled bird of prey with other birds of prey circling against her? Go, gather all the beasts of the field; bring them to devour her. 10Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of ground. They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland. 11They have made it a desolation; desolate before Me, it mourns. All the land is laid waste, but no man takes it to heart.… Cross References Ezekiel 34:2-10 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock? / You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock. / You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty. ... Isaiah 56:9-12 Come, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest. / Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber. / Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain: ... Zechariah 11:4-5 This is what the LORD my God says: “Pasture the flock marked for slaughter, / whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion on them. Matthew 23:13-15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are. John 10:12-13 The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock. / The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep. Hosea 4:6-9 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children. / The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace. / They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity. ... Micah 3:11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.” Acts 20:29-30 I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. / Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them. 1 Peter 5:2-3 Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed, but out of eagerness; / not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. Jeremiah 23:1-2 “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD. / Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your deeds, declares the LORD. Isaiah 3:14-15 The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses. / Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts. Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 2 Peter 2:1-3 Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep. Zephaniah 3:3-4 Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning. / Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law. Luke 20:46-47 “Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets. / They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.” Treasury of Scripture Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. pastors. Jeremiah 6:3 The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place. Jeremiah 25:9 Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations. Jeremiah 39:3 And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon. my vineyard. Psalm 80:8-16 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it… Isaiah 5:1-7 Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: … Luke 20:9-16 Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time… trodden. Isaiah 43:28 Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches. Isaiah 63:18 The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary. Lamentations 1:10,11 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation… pleasant portion. Jeremiah 3:19 But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me. Jump to Previous Crushing Desirable Desolate Desolation Destroy Destroyed Destruction Fair Feet Field Foot Heritage Keepers Pastors Pleasant Portion Ruin Ruined Sheep Shepherds Trample Trampled Trodden Turn Vine-Garden Vineyard Wasteland WildernessJump to Next Crushing Desirable Desolate Desolation Destroy Destroyed Destruction Fair Feet Field Foot Heritage Keepers Pastors Pleasant Portion Ruin Ruined Sheep Shepherds Trample Trampled Trodden Turn Vine-Garden Vineyard Wasteland WildernessJeremiah 12 1. Jeremiah, complaining of the prosperity of the wicked, by faith sees their ruin.5. God admonishes him of his brothers' treachery against him; 7. and laments his heritage. 14. He promises to the penitent return from captivity. Many shepherds The term "shepherds" in the Hebrew context often refers to leaders or rulers, both spiritual and political. In ancient Israel, shepherds were responsible for the care and guidance of their flock, symbolizing the leaders' duty to guide the people in righteousness. The use of "many" suggests a collective failure among the leaders of Israel, indicating widespread corruption and neglect. Historically, this reflects the period of the divided kingdom, where both Israel and Judah experienced leadership that often led the people away from God's commandments. have destroyed My vineyard they have trampled My plot of ground They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Manyרַבִּים֙ (rab·bîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7227: Much, many, great shepherds רֹעִ֤ים (rō·‘îm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with have destroyed שִֽׁחֲת֣וּ (ši·ḥă·ṯū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin My vineyard; כַרְמִ֔י (ḵar·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3754: A garden, vineyard they have trampled בֹּסְס֖וּ (bō·sə·sū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 947: To tread down, trample My plot of land. חֶלְקָתִ֑י (ḥel·qā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 2513: Smoothness, flattery, an allotment They have turned נָֽתְנ֛וּ (nā·ṯə·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set My pleasant חֶמְדָּתִ֖י (ḥem·dā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 2532: Desire, delight field חֶלְקַ֥ת (ḥel·qaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 2513: Smoothness, flattery, an allotment into a desolate שְׁמָמָֽה׃ (šə·mā·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8077: Devastation, astonishment wasteland. לְמִדְבַּ֥ר (lə·miḏ·bar) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech Links Jeremiah 12:10 NIVJeremiah 12:10 NLT Jeremiah 12:10 ESV Jeremiah 12:10 NASB Jeremiah 12:10 KJV Jeremiah 12:10 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 12:10 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 12:10 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 12:10 French Bible Jeremiah 12:10 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 12:10 Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard they (Jer.) |
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