Jeremiah 12:13 - Exposition

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.