Jeremiah 12:2 Cross References

Jeremiah 12:2

2: You have planted them, and they have taken root and prospered. Your name is on their lips, but in their hearts they give you no credit at all.

And so the Lord says, "These people say they are mine. They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far away. And their worship of me amounts to nothing more than human laws learned by rote.

Such people claim they know God, but they deny him by the way they live. They are despicable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good.

I, the LORD Almighty, who planted this olive tree, have ordered it destroyed. For the people of Israel and Judah have done evil, provoking my anger by offering incense to Baal."

So they come pretending to be sincere and sit before you listening. But they have no intention of doing what I tell them. They express love with their mouths, but their hearts seek only after money.

"Then he planted one of its seedlings in fertile ground beside a broad river, where it would grow as quickly as a willow tree.
It took root there and grew into a low, spreading vine. Its branches turned up toward the eagle, and its roots grew down beneath it. It soon produced strong branches and luxuriant leaves.
But then another great eagle with broad wings and full plumage came along. So the vine sent its roots and branches out toward him for water.
The vine did this even though it was already planted in good soil and had plenty of water so it could grow into a splendid vine and produce rich leaves and luscious fruit.
"So now the Sovereign LORD asks: Should I let this vine grow and prosper? No! I will pull it out, roots and all! I will cut off its fruit and let its leaves wither and die. I will pull it out easily enough--it won't take a strong arm or a large army to do it.

"Baruch, this is what the LORD says: I will destroy this nation that I built. I will uproot what I planted.

But in spite of all this, her faithless sister Judah has never sincerely returned to me. She has only pretended to be sorry," says the LORD.

`Your mother was like a vine planted by the water's edge. It had lush, green foliage because of the abundant water.
Its branches became very strong, strong enough to be a ruler's scepter. It soon became very tall, towering above all the others. It stood out because of its height and because of its many lush branches.
But the vine was uprooted in fury and thrown down to the ground. The desert wind dried up its fruit and tore off its branches. Its stem was destroyed by fire.
Now the vine is growing in the wilderness, where the ground is hard and dry.

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