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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Even your brothers, members of your own family, have turned against you. They plot and raise complaints against you. Do not trust them, no matter how pleasantly they speak.

Context of Jeremiah 12:6

4How long will the land lie parched and the grass in every field be withered? Because those who live in it are wicked, the animals and birds have perished. Moreover, the people are saying, “He will not see what happens to us.” 5“If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan? 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. 7“I will forsake my house, abandon my inheritance; I will give the one I love into the hands of her enemies. 8My inheritance has become to me like a lion in the forest. She roars at me; therefore I 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• For even thy brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• and the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of thy fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• even they have dealt treacherouslyבָּגַדbâgad · to act treacherouslyH898
• with thee; yea, they have calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
• a multitudeמָלֵאmâlê' · fullH4392
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• thee: believeאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
• them not, though they speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• fair wordsטוֹבָהţôb · welfareH2896

Cross-references for Jeremiah 12:6

• Jeremiah 9:4“Beware of your friends; do not trust anyone in your clan. For every one of them is a deceiver, and every friend a slanderer.
• Jeremiah 11:19I had been like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter; I did not realize that they had plotted against me, saying, “Let us destroy the tree and its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name be remembered no more.”
• Jeremiah 20:10I hear many whispering, “Terror on every side! Denounce him! Let’s denounce him!” All my friends are waiting for me to slip, saying, “Perhaps he will be deceived; then we will prevail over him and take our revenge on him.”
• Genesis 37:4When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
• Job 6:15But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams, as the streams that overflow
• Psalms 69:8I am a foreigner to my own family, a stranger to my own mother’s children;
• Ezekiel 33:30“As for you, son of man, your people are talking together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses, saying to each other, ‘Come and hear the message that has come from the Lord.’
• Matthew 10:21“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.
• Mark 12:12Then the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd; so they left him and went away.
• John 7:5For even his own brothers did not believe in him.
• Isaiah 31:4This is what the Lord says to me: “As a lion growls, a great lion over its prey— and though a whole band of shepherds is called together against it, it is not frightened by their shouts or disturbed by their clamor— so the Lord Almighty will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and on its heights.
• Acts 16:22The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.
• Acts 18:12While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews of Corinth made a united attack on Paul and brought him to the place of judgment.
• Acts 19:24A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there.
• Acts 21:28shouting, “Fellow Israelites, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and our law and this place. And besides, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”
• Psalms 12:2Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.

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