Jeremiah 12

Why are they all at ease who deal very treacherously?

and far from their heart.

and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

“He won’t see our latter end.”

yet how will you do in the pride of the Jordan?

though they speak beautiful words to you.

I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.

Therefore I have hated her.

Bring them to devour.

They have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.

because no one cares.

No flesh has peace.

because of Yahweh’s fierce anger.”

Yahweh says, “Concerning all my evil neighbors, who touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit: Behold, I will pluck them up from off their land, and will pluck up the house of Judah from among them.

It will happen that after I have plucked them up, I will return and have compassion on them. I will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.

It will happen, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, ‘As Yahweh lives;’ even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they will be built up in the middle of my people.

But if they will not hear, then I will pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it,” says Yahweh.