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Jeremiah 12:13

13  gThey have sown wheat and have reaped thorns;

hthey have tired themselves out but profit nothing.

They shall be ashamed of their1 harvests

ibecause of the fierce anger of the Lord.”

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Jeremiah 12:13 — The New International Version (NIV)

13 They will sow wheat but reap thorns;

they will wear themselves out but gain nothing.

They will bear the shame of their harvest

because of the Lord’s fierce anger.”

Jeremiah 12:13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Jeremiah 12:13 — New Living Translation (NLT)

13 My people have planted wheat

but are harvesting thorns.

They have worn themselves out,

but it has done them no good.

They will harvest a crop of shame

because of the fierce anger of the Lord.”

Jeremiah 12:13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

13 They have sown wheat but reaped thorns;

They have put themselves to pain but do not profit.

But be ashamed of your harvest

Because of the fierce anger of the Lord.”

Jeremiah 12:13 — New Century Version (NCV)

13 The people have planted wheat,

but they have harvested only thorns.

They have worked hard until they were very tired,

but they have nothing for all their work.

They are ashamed of their poor harvest,

because the Lord’s terrible anger has caused this.”

Jeremiah 12:13 — American Standard Version (ASV)

13 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.

Jeremiah 12:13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

13 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.

Jeremiah 12:13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

13 My people planted wheat, but they harvested thorns. 

They worked until they became sick, but they gained nothing by it. 

They were disappointed by their harvests 

because of the burning anger of the Lord

Jeremiah 12:13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

13 They have sown wheat but harvested thorns.

They have exhausted themselves but have no profit.

Be put to shame by your harvests

because of the Lord’s burning anger.

Jeremiah 12:13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

13 They have sown wheat and have reaped thorns,

they have tired themselves out but profit nothing.

They shall be ashamed of their harvests

because of the fierce anger of the Lord.

Jeremiah 12:13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

13 They have sown wheat and they have reaped thorns.

They are exhausted, they do not profit.

And they will be ashamed of your produce,

because of the burning anger of Yahweh.”

Jeremiah 12:13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

13 People will plant wheat. But all they will gather is thorns.

They will wear themselves out. But they will not have anything to show for it.

My anger is burning against you.

So you will be ashamed of the crop you gather.”

Jeremiah 12:13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

13 “They have sown wheat and have reaped thorns,

They have strained themselves to no profit.

But be ashamed of your harvest

Because of the fierce anger of the Lord.”


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