Jeremiah 12:3

The second half of the v. presents some difficulty. Jeremiah's personal enemies have not yet been definitely mentioned, nor, if we take Co."s view and place this passage (see on Jeremiah 11:18-23) earlier, have they been even hinted at. If, on the other hand, it refers to the wicked generally, we may question whether Jeremiah drew a distinction between their coming fortunes and those of the nation as a whole. Co. accordingly agrees so far with Du. as to omit this part of the v.

pull them out a strong expression in the Hebrew. The verb is that rendered "are broken" in Jeremiah 10:20.

prepare For mg. Heb. sanctifysee on Jeremiah 6:4.