Jeremiah 12:4 KJV
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.
Matthew Henry
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Thompson Chains
- Divine DelaysSee the chain from Psalms 13:1 · 7 links
- BarrennessSee the chain from Genesis 4:12 · 6 links
- Carnal SecuritySee the chain from Isaiah 28:15 · 7 links
Parallel Passages
- Jeremiah 4:25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
- Jeremiah 4:28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.
- Ezekiel 7:2 Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.
- Hosea 4:3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
- Habakkuk 3:17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Jeremiah 9:10 For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.
- Jeremiah 4:25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
- Psalms 107:34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
- Jeremiah 7:20 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.
- Jeremiah 23:10 For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right.
- Hosea 4:3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
- Jeremiah 5:31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
- Joel 1:10–17 The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth. …
- Habakkuk 3:17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
- Romans 8:22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
- Psalms 50:21 These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
- Jeremiah 4:28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.
- Jeremiah 5:13 And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
- Jeremiah 14:2 Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
- Ezekiel 7:2–13 Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land. …
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Topics
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible629–588 BC · Jeremiah, in the days of Josiah, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah
Hebrew and Strong’s
- How long shall the land עַד ʿad Preposition מָתַי mātay Interrogative הָאָרֶץ hāʾāreṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
- mourn תֶּאֱבַל teʾĕbal אָבַל Verb · qal imperfect, third person feminine singular
- and the herbs וְעֵשֶׂב wĕʿēśeb עֶשֶׂב Noun · masculine singular construct · with and
- of every field כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct הַשָּׂדֶה haśśādê שָׂדֶה Noun · masculine singular · with the
- wither יִיבָשׁ yîbāš יָבֵשׁ Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
- for the wickedness מֵרָעַת mērāʿat רַע Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition
- of them that dwell יֹשְׁבֵי yōšĕbê יָשַׁב Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural construct כִּי kî Conjunction
- therein? the beasts בְהֵמוֹת bĕhēmôt בְּהֵמָה Noun · feminine plural
- are consumed בָהּ bāh Preposition · with suffix: third person feminine singular סָפְתָה sāpĕtâ סָפָה Verb · qal perfect, third person feminine singular
- and the birds וָעוֹף wāʿôp עוֹף Noun · masculine singular · with and
- because they said אָמְרוּ ʾāmĕrû אָמַר Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
- He shall not see לֹא lōʾ Negative יִרְאֶה yirʾê רָאָה Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
- our last end אֶת ʾet Object marker אַחֲרִיתֵנוּ ʾaḥărîtēnû אַחֲרִית Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: first person common plural
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