King James Version

Jeremiah 12:13

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.

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זָרְע֤וּzarevbearזָרַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “bear”, a completed actionH2232to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructifybear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.חִטִּים֙chitimwheatחִטָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “wheat”, the ordinary formH2406wheat, whether the grain or the plantwheat(-en).וְקֹצִ֣יםveqotsimand thornקוֹץconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and thorn”, the ordinary formH6975a thornthorn.קָצָ֔רוּqatsarvmuch discouragedקָצַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “much discouraged”, a completed actionH7114to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)[idiom] at all, cut down, much discouraged, grieve, harvestman, lothe, mourn, reap(-er), (be, wax) short(-en, -er), straiten, trouble, vex.נֶחְל֖וּnechlvbe grievedחָלָהverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be grieved”, a completed actionH2470properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreatbeseech, (be) diseased, (put to) grief, be grieved, (be) grievous, infirmity, intreat, lay to, put to pain, [idiom] pray, make prayer, be (fall, make) sick, sore, be sorry, make suit ([idiom] supplication), woman in travail, be (become) we…לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יוֹעִ֑לוּyoilvprofitיַעַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “profit”, an unfinished actionH3276properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively; useful, subjectively; benefited)[idiom] at all, set forward, can do good, (be, have) profit, (able).וּבֹ֨שׁוּ֙uvoshvand be confoundedבּוּשׁconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and be confounded”, a commandH954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.מִתְּבוּאֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םmitvuoteykhemfrom fruitתְּבוּאָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “from fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8393income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)fruit, gain, increase, revenue.מֵחֲר֖וֹןmecharonfrom sore displeasureחָרוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from sore displeasure”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2740a burning of angersore displeasure, fierce(-ness), fury, (fierce) wrath(-ful).אַףaffaceאַףparticle, affirmation — “face”H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, they profit not; be ye then ashamed of your increase, because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing: and ye shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

They sowed wheat, and have thorns reaped, They have become sick — they profit not, And they have been ashamed of your increases, Because of the fierceness of the anger of Jehovah.

World English Bible

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.”

Darby Translation

They have sown wheat, and they reap thorns; they have put themselves to pain, [and] do not profit. Be ye therefore ashamed of your revenues, because of the fierce anger of Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

They have sown wheat, and reaped thorns: they have received an inheritance, and it shall not profit them: you shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce wrath of the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, they profit not; be ye then ashamed of your increase, because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Sow wheat, and reap thorns; their portions shall not profit them: be ashamed of your boasting, because of reproach before the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σπείρατε πυροὺς, καὶ ἀκάνθας θερίζετε· οἱ κλῆροι αὐτῶν οὐκ ὠφελήσουσιν αὐτούς· αἰσχύνθητε ἀπὸ καυχήσεως ὑμῶν, ἀπὸ ὀνειδισμοῦ ἔναντι Κυρίου.