Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They will sow wheat but reap thorns; they will wear themselves out but gain nothing. They will bear the shame of their harvest because of the LORD’s fierce anger.” New Living Translation My people have planted wheat but are harvesting thorns. They have worn themselves out, but it has done them no good. They will harvest a crop of shame because of the fierce anger of the LORD.” English Standard Version They have sown wheat and have reaped thorns; they have tired themselves out but profit nothing. They shall be ashamed of their harvests because of the fierce anger of the LORD.” Berean Standard Bible They have sown wheat but harvested thorns. They have exhausted themselves to no avail. Bear the shame of your harvest because of the fierce anger of the LORD.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version They have sown wheat but reaped thorns; They have put themselves to pain but do not profit. But be ashamed of your harvest Because of the fierce anger of the LORD.” New American Standard Bible “They have sown wheat but have harvested thorns, They have strained themselves to no profit. So be ashamed of your produce Because of the fierce anger of the LORD.” NASB 1995 “They have sown wheat and have reaped thorns, They have strained themselves to no profit. But be ashamed of your harvest Because of the fierce anger of the LORD.” NASB 1977 “They have sown wheat and have reaped thorns, They have strained themselves to no profit. But be ashamed of your harvest Because of the fierce anger of the LORD.” Legacy Standard Bible They have sown wheat and have reaped thorns; They have strained themselves to no profit. But be ashamed of your produce Because of the burning anger of Yahweh.” Amplified Bible “They have planted wheat but have reaped thorns; They have exhausted themselves but without profit. So be ashamed of your harvest Because of the fierce and raging anger of the LORD.” Christian Standard Bible They have sown wheat but harvested thorns. They have exhausted themselves but have no profit. Be put to shame by your harvests because of the LORD’s burning anger. Holman Christian Standard Bible They have sown wheat but harvested thorns. They have exhausted themselves but have no profit. Be put to shame by your harvests because of the LORD’s burning anger. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version My people, you planted wheat, but because I was furious, I let only weeds grow. You wore yourselves out and gained only shame! English Revised Version 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 the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation My people planted wheat, but they harvested thorns. They worked until they became sick, but they gained nothing by it. They were disappointed by their harvests because of the burning anger of the LORD. Good News Translation My people planted wheat, but gathered weeds; they have worked hard, but got nothing for it. Because of my fierce anger their crops have failed." International Standard Version They have sown wheat, but they have harvested thorns. They have tired themselves out, but they don't show a profit. Now be disappointed about your harvest because of the fierce anger of the LORD. Majority Standard Bible They have sown wheat but harvested thorns. They have exhausted themselves to no avail. Bear the shame of your harvest because of the fierce anger of the LORD.? NET Bible My people will sow wheat, but will harvest weeds. They will work until they are exhausted, but will get nothing from it. They will be disappointed in their harvests because the LORD will take them away in his fierce anger. New Heart English Bible They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing: and you shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of the LORD. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible 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.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThey sowed wheat, and have reaped thorns, "" They have become sick—they do not profit, "" And they have been ashamed of your increases, "" Because of the fierceness of the anger of YHWH.” Young's Literal Translation 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. Smith's Literal Translation They sowed wheat and they reaped thorns: they were wearied, they shall not profit; and they were ashamed of your gains from the burning of the anger of Jehovah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThey have sown wheat, and reaped thorns: they have received an inheritance, and it shall not profit them: you shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce wrath of the Lord. Catholic Public Domain Version They sowed wheat, but they reaped thorns. They received an inheritance, but it will not benefit them. You will be confounded by your own fruits, because of the wrath of the fury of the Lord. New American Bible They have sown wheat and reaped thorns, they have tired themselves out for no purpose; They are shamed by their harvest, the burning anger of the LORD. New Revised Standard Version They have sown wheat and have reaped thorns, they have tired themselves out but profit nothing. They shall be ashamed of their harvests because of the fierce anger of the LORD. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThey have sown wheat, but they shall reap thorns; they have labored hard, but they shall not profit; and they shall be ashamed of their crops because of the fierce anger of the LORD. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Sow wheat and reap thorns, and labor and gain nothing, and be ashamed of your produce, because of the heat of the wrath of LORD JEHOVAH OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; They have put themselves to pain, they profit not; Be ye then ashamed of your increase, Because of the fierce anger of the LORD. Brenton Septuagint Translation Sow wheat, and reap thorns; their portions shall not profit them: be ashamed of your boasting, because of reproach before the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Answer to Jeremiah…12Over all the barren heights in the wilderness the destroyers have come, for the sword of the LORD devours from one end of the earth to the other. No flesh has peace. 13They have sown wheat but harvested thorns. They have exhausted themselves to no avail. Bear the shame of your harvest because of the fierce anger of the LORD.” Cross References Micah 6:15 You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine. Deuteronomy 28:38-40 You will sow much seed in the field but harvest little, because the locusts will consume it. / You will plant and cultivate vineyards, but will neither drink the wine nor gather the grapes, because worms will eat them. / You will have olive trees throughout your territory but will never anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off. Haggai 1:6 You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.” Leviticus 26:16 then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it. Isaiah 17:10-11 For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines— / though on the day you plant you make them grow, and on that morning you help your seed sprout—yet the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain. Amos 5:11 Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted. Job 31:8 then may another eat what I have sown, and may my crops be uprooted. Hosea 8:7 For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up. Joel 1:10-12 The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails. / Be dismayed, O farmers, wail, O vinedressers, over the wheat and barley, because the harvest of the field has perished. / The grapevine is dried up, and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, palm, and apple—all the trees of the orchard—are withered. Surely the joy of mankind has dried up. Zephaniah 1:13 Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine. Matthew 13:7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings. Luke 8:14 The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature. Mark 4:19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. John 4:37-38 For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. / I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.” 1 Corinthians 3:6-9 I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. / So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. / He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. ... Treasury of Scripture 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. sown. Leviticus 26:16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. Deuteronomy 28:38 Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it. Micah 6:15 Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine. put. Jeremiah 3:23-25 Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel… Isaiah 30:1-6 Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin: … Isaiah 31:1-3 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD! … they. Jump to Previous Account Anger Ashamed Bear Burning Fierce Fruits Gain Good Grain Harvest Harvests Increase Pain Planted Produce Profit Reap Reaped Revenues Shame Shamed Sow Sown Strained Themselves Thorns Tired Wear WheatJump to Next Account Anger Ashamed Bear Burning Fierce Fruits Gain Good Grain Harvest Harvests Increase Pain Planted Produce Profit Reap Reaped Revenues Shame Shamed Sow Sown Strained Themselves Thorns Tired Wear WheatJeremiah 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. They have sown wheat This phrase begins with the imagery of sowing wheat, a staple crop in ancient Israel, symbolizing the people's efforts and expectations for a fruitful outcome. The Hebrew root for "sown" is "zara," which conveys the act of planting with hope for growth and prosperity. Wheat, in biblical times, was a symbol of sustenance and blessing. The act of sowing wheat reflects the people's desire for stability and abundance, yet it also sets the stage for the contrast that follows. but harvested thorns they have exhausted themselves to no avail They will be ashamed of your harvest because of the fierce anger of the LORD They shall be ashamed.--The word is imperative, be ashamed. Revenues.--The word had not acquired, at the time of the translation of 1611, the exclusively financial sense which now attaches to it, and was used as equivalent to increase or "produce" generally. By some commentators the words are referred to the conquerors, who are to be ashamed of their scanty spoil; by others to the conquered, who are to find all their hopes of increase disappointed. The latter seems preferable. Verse 13. - A description in proverbial language of the absence of "peace" (literally, soundness, i.e. prosperity, security), from which "all flesh" in Judah at this time shall suffer. The trouble of sowing has been in vain, for they have reaped thorns (so we must render grammatically, and not shall reap, and in the next clause shall not profit ought to be have not profited). And they shall be ashamed of your revenues; rather, be ashamed then of your produce; but it is more natural to emend the pronominal suffix, and render, and are ashamed of their produce (the Authorized Version seems to have very nearly taken this easy step). It is, of course, the produce of husbandry which is referred to.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They have sownזָרְע֤וּ (zā·rə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2232: To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify wheat חִטִּים֙ (ḥiṭ·ṭîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 2406: Wheat but harvested קָצָ֔רוּ (qā·ṣā·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7114: To dock off, curtail, to harvest thorns. וְקֹצִ֣ים (wə·qō·ṣîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6975: A thorn, thornbush They have exhausted themselves נֶחְל֖וּ (neḥ·lū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2470: To be weak or sick to no לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no avail. יוֹעִ֑לוּ (yō·w·‘i·lū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3276: To confer or gain profit or benefit Bear the shame וּבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ (ū·ḇō·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed of your harvest מִתְּבוּאֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם (mit·tə·ḇū·’ō·ṯê·ḵem) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 8393: Product, revenue because of the fierce מֵחֲר֖וֹן (mê·ḥă·rō·wn) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2740: A burning of anger anger אַף־ (’ap̄-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire of the LORD.” יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links Jeremiah 12:13 NIVJeremiah 12:13 NLT Jeremiah 12:13 ESV Jeremiah 12:13 NASB Jeremiah 12:13 KJV Jeremiah 12:13 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 12:13 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 12:13 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 12:13 French Bible Jeremiah 12:13 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 12:13 They have sown wheat and have reaped (Jer.) |
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