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Jeremiah 12 Translation Questions
Q? What is Jeremiah's complaint about wicked people?
A. Things go well for them. [12:1-2]
Q? What does Jeremiah want Yahweh to do to the people?
A. He wants Yahweh to take the people away. [12:3]
Q? Why do the plants wither?
A. The plants wither because of the people's wickedness. [12:4]
Q? Who has betrayed Jeremiah?
A. Jeremiah's brothers and his father's family have betrayed him. [12:6]
Q? Why does God hate his people?
A. They have set themselves against him. [12:7]
Q? What have the shepherds done to the delightful portion?
A. They have turned it into a wilderness. [12:10-11]
Q? Where in the land is there safety for living creatures?
A. There is no safety in the land. [12:12]
Q? Why should the workers be ashamed of their gain?
A. They should be ashamed because of Yahweh's anger. [12:13]
Q? What will happen to the house of Judah when Yahweh has compassion on them?
A. Yahweh will bring them back to their land. [12:15]
Q? What is Yahweh's promise to those nations who learn to swear, "As Yahweh lives"?
A. They will be built up in the midst of Yahweh's people. [12:16]
Q? What will happen if those nations do not listen?
A. Yahweh will uproot them. [12:17]