Jeremías 12:10

10 Muchos pastores han destruido mi viña,han pisoteado mi terreno;han hecho de mi hermosa parcelaun desierto desolado.

Jeremías 12:10 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 12:10

Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard
This is a metaphor which is often used of the people of Israel and Judah; see ( Psalms 80:8 ) ( Isaiah 5:1-7 ) ( 27:2 ) , the pastors that destroyed them are not their own governors, civil or religious, but Heathen princes, Nebuchadnezzar and his generals. So the Targum paraphrases it,

``many kings slay my people;''

so Kimchi and Ben Melech. They have trodden my portion under foot;
the people of the Jews, that were his portion, and before called his heritage; whom the Chaldeans subdued, and reduced to extreme servitude and bondage; and were as the dirt under their feet, greatly oppressed and despised. They have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness;
by pulling down stately edifices, unwalling of towers, and destroying men; so that there were none to manure the fields, to dress the vineyards, and keep gardens and orchards in good case; but all were come to ruin and what before was a delightful paradise was now like an heath or desert.

Jeremías 12:10 In-Context

8 Mis herederos se han comportado conmigocomo leones en la selva.Lanzan rugidos contra mí;por eso los aborrezco.

9 Mi heredad es para mícomo un ave de muchos coloresacosada por las aves de rapiña.¡Vayan y reúnan a todos los animales salvajes!¡Tráiganlos para que la devoren!

10 Muchos pastores han destruido mi viña,han pisoteado mi terreno;han hecho de mi hermosa parcelaun desierto desolado.

11 La han dejado en ruinas,seca y desolada ante mis ojos;todo el país ha sido arrasadoporque a nadie le importa.

12 Sobre todas las lomas del desiertovinieron depredadores.La espada del SEÑOR destruirá al paísde un extremo al otro,y para nadie habrá paz.