Jeremiah 12:16
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.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 12 connects to 10 cross-references. Jeremiah's first confession: why do the wicked prosper? God's answer challenges Jeremiah to race with horses since harder things await. God will abandon his beloved heritage — the vineyard metaphor — but also promises restoration for neighboring nations who return …
Other Translations
And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, As Jehovah liveth; even as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built up in the midst of my people.
And it hath come to pass, If they learn well the ways of My people, To swear by My name, `Jehovah liveth,' As they taught My people to swear by Baal, Then they have been built up in the midst of My people.
And it will be that, if they give their minds to learning the ways of my people, using my name in their oaths, By the living Lord; as they have been teaching my people to take oaths by the Baal; then their place will be made certain among my people.
Cross References
For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of …
Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned …
In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, …
Whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, …
I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That …
And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of …
Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than …
Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name …
That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth …
To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,