JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 12:1 RIGHTEOUS. God defines and does what
is fair and correct. COMPLAIN. Jeremiah laments his situation. His
basic question is naive; he assumes that sinful people never harm
God’s servants, despite the warnings in Jeremiah 1:17.
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 12:2 YOU PLANT THEM. Jeremiah believes God
has blessed hypocrites who pretend to trust in him (Psalms 73:1).
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 12:3 In contrast, Jeremiah’s HEART is
right with God. He wants God’s enemies to be SET... APART FOR THE
DAY OF SLAUGHTER.
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 12:5 God responds with a rebuke and a
caution. Jeremiah must prepare for worse times. He cannot trust even
family and friends.
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 12:7 God has FORSAKEN his people, the
BELOVED OF his SOUL, turning them over to judgment. His suffering
exceeds Jeremiah’s.
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 12:9 The hyena and BIRDS represent
Babylon, the enemy who stalks Judah.
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 12:10 SHEPHERDS HAVE DESTROYED MY
VINEYARD. On God’s people as his vineyard, see note on Isa. 5:1.
Judah’s leaders have misled God’s people, resulting in oppression
and judgment (Isaiah 3:1; Isaiah 5:1; Jeremiah 2:8; Jeremiah 4:9). NO
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 12:12 SWORD OF THE LORD. Babylon is simply
God’s instrument for punishing Judah.
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 12:15 COMPASSION. Wrath is never God’s
final word to his covenant people (Deuteronomy 30:1; Lamentations
3:19; Hosea 11:1).
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 12:16 God also has compassion on the
nations who LEARN his WAYS, SWEAR BY his NAME, and obey his word. He
is the Creator of all nations (Jeremiah 10:1).
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