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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns,.... Which may be understood literally, the land of Judea being cursed for…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Shall reap ... shall not profit - Rather, have reaped ... have profited nothing. The force of the proverb is that all…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 12:7-13
The people of the Jews are here marked for ruin.
I. God is here brought in falling out with them and leaving them…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The v., at least in its present context, is obscure. The subject is either (a) the spoilers, whose disasters, however,…
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