Reference

Jeremiah 12:14

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“Thus saith the Lord against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.”
12

The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the Lord shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.

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.

14

Thus saith the Lord against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.

15

And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.

16

And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The Lord liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.

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Counter-Arguments

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Literal Fulfillment

While the verse uses strong, active language, the "plucking out" could be interpreted metaphorically as a removal of power or influence rather than a physical displacement.

Israel as Distinct

The "house of Judah" being plucked out from among the "evil neighbours" could be interpreted as a separation of the faithful remnant from the unfaithful, rather than a distinction of the entire nation of Israel from other peoples. This interpretation would focus on a spiritual distinction within the people, rather than a national or ethnic one.

Israel-Specific Promises

While the verse speaks of Israel's inheritance and Judah, the primary focus is on the judgment of "evil neighbors" and their removal, rather than a direct promise *to* Israel.

Prophecy Fulfilled Literally

While the verse speaks of physical actions like "plucking out of their land," it describes a punitive action against "evil neighbours" and the "house of Judah," rather than a promise of inheritance or restoration for Israel, which is central to the theme of "Prophecy Fulfilled Literally."

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes a divine declaration of judgment ("Thus saith the Lord") but does not detail *how* that declaration was communicated to Jeremiah, the prophet. It focuses on the content of the message, not the method of its reception.

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Literal Fulfillment

Cross-References

Zechariah 2:8Thematic

“For thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.”

Jeremiah 3:18Thematic

“In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.”

Zechariah 10:6Thematic

“And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the Lord their God, and will hear them.”

Ezekiel 39:27Thematic

“When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations;”

Ezekiel 34:12Thematic

“As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.”

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