Sow wheat, and reap thorns; their portions shall not profit them: be ashamed of your boasting, because of reproach before the Lord.
WEB
Jeremiah 12:13
They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns. They have exhausted themselves, and profit nothing. You will be ashamed of your fruits, because of Yahweh’s fierce anger.”
Parallel Translations
Sow wheat, and reap thorns; their portions shall not profit them: be ashamed of your boasting, because of reproach before the Lord.
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.
Cross References
Haggai 1:6Deuteronomy 28:38Micah 6:15Isaiah 55:2Leviticus 26:16Habakkuk 2:13Jeremiah 4:26Jeremiah 25:37–38Jeremiah 3:23–25Haggai 2:16–17Isaiah 31:1–3Isaiah 30:1–6Romans 6:21
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