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But the Prophet, seeing the prosperity of those living in wickedness, again begs to reveal to him the reason for this. Jer.12:1. Thou art righteous, Lord, for I answer to Thee: in either case I will speak to Thee. I know exactly, says the Prophet, the truthfulness of Your sentence; however, I do not consider it inappropriate to ask you a question. “What if the path of the wicked is sung? Have you become guilty, you who commit iniquity?” (Jer.12:2) “Thou planted them, and they took root: thou didst create children, and bring forth fruit.” This depicted prosperity, and let them see their godless morals in the words added to this. “Thou art near their mouth, but far from their bellies.” Only in words, says the Prophet, do they pronounce Your name, but the remembrance of You is not in their thoughts. Jer.12:3. And you, Lord, understand me, you have seen me, you have tempted my heart; because you know not only what is visible, but also my secret thoughts. “Gather them together like sheep for the slaughter, and cleanse them on the day of their slaughter.” The Prophet says: “cleanse” instead of: separate; because he who intends to purify himself separates himself. Therefore, the Syrian translator, instead of: cleanse, said: prepare. Jer.12:4. How long will the earth weep, and all the grass of the village will dry up from the malice of those who live on land? “Cattle and birds perished because of rekosha: God will not see our ways.” Because of their iniquity, O Lord, the land was left desolate. For they think that You are not paying attention, and you do not see what they are daring to do. Jer.12:5. Your nose is flowing to sin, and “relax” you. “What are you prepared for with the horses! And did you trust in the lands of your peace?” The Syrian interpreter translated this as follows: if you were defeated in flight with the foot soldiers, will you be able to resist the horsemen? The meaning of what was said is this: the enemies living in the neighborhood, the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Philistines, fought on foot, and you, fighting with them, were often defeated. Therefore, will you be able to resist the Babylonians who enter battle on horseback? According to the Greek translation, it should be understood as follows: because of your wickedness, your current has weakened you and deprived you of strength; How can you, having lost your strength and strength, be able to resist and enter into battle with those who fight with many horses? I presented both understandings, presenting the choice of the best to the readers. “What have you done in the noise of the Jordan?” The Syrian translator expressed this: how will you cross the rising Jordan? The arriving river figuratively refers to a multitude of enemy troops. But they were also reminded of what happened under Joshua. When I, says God, took care of you, you crossed this river in its flood. Jer.12:6. Because even thy father's house, and these have rejected thee, and they have cried out to thee from behind, and those same ones “gathered” on you. Probably many of the ten tribes, who were already in captivity, took up arms along with the enemies. “Do not believe when they say good things to you.” Such was Rapsaks, who spoke in Hebrew and blasphemed God. The Prophet, having said this by the way, as an extra speech, again continues to prophesy about the Lord, foretells the final destruction of the Jews, and speaks on behalf of God. Jer.12:7. I left My house, I left My property, I gave My beloved soul into the hands of her enemies. Shows His own goodness, and by denouncing, reveals the evil nature of the Jews. God Himself uses words filled with love, and calls the hostile city His beloved soul; but Jerusalem acts hostilely and maliciously. For this is evident in the following words. Jer.12:8. My property will be like a lion in an oak forest. From the bride he became a beast and devoured the groom. “Your voice is against Me.” The truth of this prophecy is revealed by the gospel; for from it we learn how they cried: “Take, take, crucify Him” (John 19:15). “For this reason I hated” Sim showed the justice of the punishment. Jer.12:9. Isn’t it a den of Venin that is My property, or a cave around it? In what was explained above (Jer. 7:11), the church, for the iniquity of those serving in it, was called a den of thieves; and here he calls “a den of Venin” not only the city, but also its surroundings, that is, Judea, and again accuses him of the lawlessness committed against Him; for, he says, he has become a den for me. Then he predicts the final destruction of Jerusalem. “Go, gather” to him “all the wild animals, and let them come and destroy him.” For the Romans, having assumed power over the world, and having gathered an army from various nations, killed some, and carried others away captives. The Prophet says that the teachers of the law became the authors of wickedness; for it adds: Jeremiah 12:10. The shepherd of the multitude has corrupted My grapes, desecrated My part, and given My desired part into the impassable desert. (Jer.12:11) It came to be “to consume destruction.” The bishops, scribes, and Pharisees, having seduced the people and crucified the Lord, became for the Jews the culprits of these well-known disasters. And God reveals this more clearly: “It is for my sake that the whole earth is devastated by ruin.” He calls the whole land the land of Israel; because this country, for what was done to Him, was then turned into a desert by the enemies, but now they are completely deprived of their glorious throne city. “For there is not one who thinks with his heart,” that is, not one is led by pious thoughts. Jer.12:12. On every path of the desert I came the poor in the desert. The word: “path” was translated by the Syrian interpreter: path; that is, the whole desert was filled with paths of those in distress and those fleeing from enemies; because it is common for those who run not to walk on the paths laid out for everyone. “For the sword of the Lord will girdle from the ends of the earth, even to the ends of it, bringing peace to all flesh.” How he speaks about what happened to the Jews from the ends of the earth even to the ends of the land of Israel; This is how he predicts the disasters of nations at different times, the punishment of which he foretells at the end of this prophecy. Jer.12:13. Sow the wheat and eat the thorns. Advises to rely not on the fertility of the earth, but on good deeds on it; because he who lives in vice reaps thorns from it. Your “properties” will not be “useful” to you. “Properties” he again called well-being, which one is not advised to rely on. “Be ashamed of your boasting and reproach before the Lord.” What do you think you can boast about, i.e. wealth, power - this will fill you with shame at God's judgment; because, using these gifts of God, you repaid the opposite. (Jer.12:14). This “the Lord speaks about all the wicked neighbors,” about the shepherds, “who touch My inheritance, which I divided among My people to Israel.” The Edomites, Moabites, Ammonites, and Philistines were always hostile and hostile to the Jews; Therefore, they rejoiced when they saw the disasters that befell them. For this reason, he informs them about the future return of the Jews. “Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and I will uproot the house of Judah from among them.” (Jer. 12:15) “And it shall come to pass, when I have plucked them out, that I will return and have mercy on them, and will dwell each one in my inheritance, and each one in my own land.” This foreshadowing of the return that took place under Cyrus and Darius, also foretells what will follow. Jer.12:16. And if they learn My way, “My people shall swear by My name: As the Lord lives, He taught My people to swear by Baal, and I will build you in the midst of My people:” (Jer. 12:17) “If they do not listen, I will pluck out that tongue by cutting off and destroying, says the Lord.” He said this about the complete rejection of the people of Judah: “I will pluck out that tongue by destruction and destruction, says the Lord.”