Jeremiah 12

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Jeremiah 12:12

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.Are come — The prophet, as usual, speaks of a thing as already done, which was very shortly to be done.No flesh — No rank or order of men. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Jeremiah 12:13

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.Shall not profit — All the works of their hands, all their counsels and deliberations should be of no profit unto them.Because — The fierce anger of God shall be so shewed, that the returns of their labours or estates, the profits of their trades, shall be so small, that they shall be ashamed of them. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Jeremiah 12:14

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.Behold — I will bring the sword upon them also, and they shall be led into captivity; and tho' they may have made inroads upon my people, and carried away some of them, yet I will fetch them out of their captivity. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Jeremiah 12:16

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.If — If they will leave their idolatries, and learn to worship me, and swear by my name the Lord liveth, that is, pay that homage which they owe to the Divine being to me, the living and true God.Then — They shall have a portion among my people, which was eminently fulfilled in the... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 12:1

1. Righteous art thou, etc. A true theistic faith, clinging to God amid difficulty and darkness. Let me talk, etc. The marginal rendering is better, let me reason the case with thee. He would bring his human weakness and his sore need to God, and plead for relief. Happy Safe, undisturbed, unpunished. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 12:1-6

COMPLAINT AT THE PROSPERITY OF THE WICKED, Jeremiah 12:1-6. The opening verses of this chapter connect closely with the preceding. The language represents the attitude of Jeremiah’s mind when confronted with persecution and personal danger. Deserted and persecuted by those who Should be his friends, in that loneliness of spirit which is the necessary experience of every reformer, he betakes himself to God. His trial and complaint are such as speak forth in Psalm xxxiv, xlix, lxxiii, and in the... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 12:3

3. Thou, O Lord, knowest me A solemn appeal to the heart-searching God, not in the spirit of Phariseeism, but with a clear consciousness of thorough honesty. The fact that God is omniscient is terrible to the sinner, but a source of ineffably precious consolation and strength to the Christian. Pull them out Literally, tear them out. The same word is used in Jeremiah 10:20, of the breaking of the cords of the tent, and in Ezekiel 17:9, of the tearing up of roots. No more vigorous word... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 12:4

4. How long shall the land mourn In the second verse the prophet intimates his temptation growing out of the prosperity of the wicked. And yet here he speaks of the whole land as if lying under the shadow of a universal curse. But there is here no incongruity. An individual may be wicked and prosperous, but when wickedness and corruption prevail there is general misery. In the aggregate, the amount of practical righteousness in any community will accurately measure the amount of well-being... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 12:5

5. If… they have wearied thee In this beautiful verse Jehovah rebukes Jeremiah’s impatience. It consists of two proverbial sayings, unlike in form and specific import, but alike relevant to the object of the address. The present trials of Jeremiah at Anathoth are a mere running with foot-men, but there will soon be a contending with horses. And if he can be tranquil and truthful only in a land of peace, where there is no difficulty and no danger, how can he tread the jungly banks of the... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 12:6

6. Even thy brethren Mentioned by way of emphatic specification, thus showing to Jeremiah how bitter was the experience before him, not only of loneliness and desolation, but even of persecution and personal danger. read more

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