Polyglot Bible: Jeremiah: Jeremiah 12

This is a parallel-text biblical edition presenting Jeremiah 12:1–17 in four versions side by side: the King James Version (with embedded Strong's concordance numbers), the Greek Septuagint, the Hebrew Masoretic Text, and the Latin Vulgate. The chapter opens with the prophet's direct challenge to God — a theodicy complaint asking why the wicked prosper — followed by God's counter-challenge: if Jeremiah struggles now against foot-soldiers, how will he fare against horses? The divine voice then shifts to announce judgment, describing Israel's "heritage" as a ruined vineyard trampled by many shepherds, with the sword of the Lord devouring from one end of the land to the other. The chapter closes with a conditional promise to neighboring nations: those who abandon Baal-worship and swear by God's name will be restored alongside Israel; those who refuse will be utterly uprooted. The distinctive value of this presentation is text-critical rather than devotional — the four versions can be read in parallel to observe translation choices, divergences (notably the Septuagint's "hyena's den" in v. 9 where the KJV reads "speckled bird"), and the range of the ancient textual tradition for this passage.

Polyglot Bible: Jeremiah: Jeremiah 12

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