Jeremiah 12:13
They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the Yahuah.
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11 They have made it desolate, desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth to heart.
12 The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the Yahuah shall devour from the end of the land even to the end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.
13 They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the Yahuah.
14 Thus says the Yahuah 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.