Jeremiah Chapter 12
Ayo, God, you’re mad righteous when I hit you up about your judgments: why do the wicked flourish? How come all these sus peeps are living it up?
Righteous {art} thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of {thy} judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? {wherefore} are all they happy that deal very treacherously? {talk...: or, reason the case with thee}
You set them up, and now they’re thriving, vibing: they’re close to your words but far from your heart, no cap.
Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou {art} near in their mouth, and far from their reins. {they grow: Heb. they go on}
But you, Lord, totally know me: you’ve peeped my heart, so yank those shady folks out like sheep for the slaughter, and prep them for the reckoning.
But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter. {toward...: Heb. with thee}
How much longer will the land be bummed out, and the fields wilt, ‘cause of all this wickedness? The animals are in pain, and the birds too; they think you won’t clock what’s about to go down.
How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.
If you can’t keep up with foot soldiers, how you gonna run with horses? And if you’re feeling drained with chill vibes, how you gonna deal with the drama of the Jordan?
If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and {if} in the land of peace, {wherein} thou trustedst, {they wearied thee}, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
Even your fam and your crew are acting shady; they’re calling the squad after you: don’t trust them, even if they’re speaking nice.
For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee. {they have called...: or, they cried after thee fully} {fair...: Heb. good things}
I’ve bounced from my home, left my heritage; I handed over my beloved soul to her foes, fr.
I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies. {the dearly...: Heb. the love}
My heritage feels like a lion in the jungle, roaring against me: that’s why I can’t vibe with it.
Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it. {crieth...: or, yelleth: Heb. giveth out his voice}
My heritage is like a speckled bird, all the other birds are coming for her; yo, gather all the beasts out there, come and feast on her.
Mine heritage {is} unto me {as} a speckled bird, the birds round about {are} against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour. {speckled: or, taloned} {come to: or, cause them to come to}
A squad of shepherds wrecked my vineyard, stomped my land, turned my chill spot into a wasteland.
Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. {pleasant...: Heb. portion of desire}
They made it a deserted zone, and now it’s crying for me; the whole land’s a wreck ‘cause no one’s paying attention.
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.
The spoilers are hitting all the high spots in the wild: the sword of the Lord is about to devour from one end of the land to the other: no one's gonna find peace.
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.
They planted wheat but will only reap thorns: they’re grinding hard but won’t see the gains, and they’ll be embarrassed by their losses ‘cause of God’s fierce rage.
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. {they shall: or, ye shall}
The Lord is calling out all my evil neighbors messing with the inheritance I gave to my people Israel; watch me pull them out of their land and snag Judah too.
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.
Once I pull them out, I’ll roll back with compassion and restore everyone to their heritage and land, periodt.
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.
If they really want to learn from my people and swear by my name, “The Lord lives,” just like they taught my people to swear by Baal; then they’ll get elevated among my crew.
And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.
But if they don’t listen, I’m gonna straight-up uproot and destroy that nation, says the Lord.
But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD.