Jeremiah 12 Study Notes
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12:10-11 Similar to the picture of 2:6-8, the good land will be desolate, suffering from drought, neglect, invaders, and divine judgment.
12:12 On the Lord’s sword, see Dt 32:41-42, which speaks of “my flashing sword” that “devours flesh.”
12:13 The image of planting and harvesting thorns is both literal and metaphorical. Thorns grow up on neglected land, and Judah will experience the “thorny” effect of an invasion.
12:14-17 This section deals with Israel’s evil neighbors, who will be uprooted (cp. 1:10) just as Judah will be. The nations that ransack Israel will themselves be overrun by the Lord. But like Judah, they will be built up by God (cp. Jr 10) if they will repent and turn to the Lord.