Jeremiah 12:6

Jeremiah 12:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Your relatives, members of your own family— even they have betrayed you; they have raised a loud cry against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For even your brothers and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you; they are in full cry after you; do not believe them, though they speak friendly words to you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For even your brothers, the house of your father, Even they have dealt treacherously with you; Yes, they have called a multitude after you. Do not believe them, Even though they speak smooth words to you.

Context of Jeremiah 12:6

4How long is the land to mourn, And the vegetation of the countryside to dry up? Due to the wickedness of those who live in it, Animals and birds have been snatched away, Because people have said, “He will not see our final end.” 5“If you have run with infantrymen and they have tired you out, How can you compete with horses? If you fall down in a land of peace, How will you do in the thicket by the Jordan? For even your brothers and the household of your father, Even they have dealt treacherously with you, Even they have called aloud after you. Do not believe them, though they say nice things to you.” 7“I have forsaken My house, I have abandoned My inheritance; I have handed the beloved of My soul Over to her enemies. 8My inheritance has become to Me Like a lion in the forest; She has roared against Me; Therefore I have come to hate her.

Jeremiah 12:6 word by word

כִּ֧י גַם־אַחֶ֣יךָ וּבֵית־אָבִ֗יךָ גַּם־הֵ֙מָּה֙ בָּ֣גְדוּ בָ֔ךְ גַּם־הֵ֛מָּה קָרְא֥וּ אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ מָלֵ֑א אַל־תַּאֲמֵ֣ן בָּ֔ם כִּֽי־יְדַבְּר֥וּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ טוֹבֽוֹת׃ סRead the interlinear

• For evenגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• brothersאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• and the householdבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of your fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• they have dealtבָּגַדbâgad · to act treacherouslyH898
• they have calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
• aloudמָלֵאmâlê' · fullH4392
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• Do not believeאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
• them, thoughכִּיkîy · forH3588
• they sayדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696

Cross-references for Jeremiah 12:6

• Jeremiah 9:4“Let everyone be on guard against his neighbor, And do not trust any brother; Because every brother utterly betrays, And every neighbor goes about as a slanderer.
• Jeremiah 11:19But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter; And I did not know that they had devised plots against me, saying, “Let’s destroy the tree with its fruit, And let’s cut him off from the land of the living, So that his name will no longer be remembered.”
• Jeremiah 20:10For I have heard the whispering of many, “Terror on every side! Denounce him; let’s denounce him!” All my trusted friends, Watching for my fall, say: “Perhaps he will be persuaded, so that we may prevail against him And take our revenge on him.”
• Genesis 37:4And his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers; and so they hated him and could not speak to him on friendly terms.
• Job 6:15My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi, Like the torrents of wadis which drain away,
• Psalms 69:8I have become estranged from my brothers, And a stranger to my mother’s sons.
• Ezekiel 33:30“But as for you, son of man, your fellow citizens who talk with one another about you by the walls and in the doorways of the houses, speak one with another, each with his brother, saying, ‘Come now and hear what the message is that comes from the Lord.’
• Matthew 10:21“Now brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.
• Mark 12:12And they were seeking to seize Him, and yet they feared the people, for they understood that He told the parable against them. And so they left Him and went away.
• John 7:5For not even His brothers believed in Him.
• Isaiah 31:4For this is what the Lord says to me: “As the lion or the young lion growls over his prey, Against which a band of shepherds is called out, And he will not be terrified at their voice nor disturbed at their noise, So will the Lord of armies come down to wage war on Mount Zion and on its hill.”
• Acts 16:22The crowd joined in an attack against them, and the chief magistrates tore their robes off them and proceeded to order them to be beaten with rods.
• Acts 18:12But while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,
• Acts 19:24For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, was bringing considerable business to the craftsmen;
• Acts 21:28crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who instructs everyone everywhere against our people and the Law and this place; and besides, he has even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place!”
• Psalms 12:2They speak lies to one another; They speak with flattering lips and a double heart.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 12:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father - Thou hast none to depend on but God: even thy brethren will betray thee when they have it in their power. Believe them not - Do not trust to them, do not commit thyself to them; they are in heart thy enemies, and will betray thee.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Jeremiah’s family was like a small version of Judah. They secretly cried aloud (plotted) against him (Jeremiah 11:9) while speaking kindly to him. They wanted to convince him that the Lord would protect Judah and Jerusalem from the Babylonians. They hoped to prevent him from bringing shame to the family (compare Mark 3:21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. even thy brethren--as in Christ's case (Psa 69:8; Joh 1:11; 7:5; compare Jr 9:4; 11:19, 21; Mt 10:36). Godly faithfulness is sure to provoke the ungodly, even of one's own family. called a multitude after thee--(Is 31:4). Jerome translates, "cry after thee with a loud (literally, 'full') voice." believe ... not ... though ... speak fair--(Pr 26:25).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings