Jeremiah 12: Why Do the Wicked Prosper

Jeremiah asks God why wicked people thrive, and God answers that harder trials are coming and that even his own family has betrayed him. God hands His beloved people over to enemies, then promises to uproot hostile neighbors, show them compassion, and settle among His people those who learn to swear by His name.

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According to 12:16, on what condition will the neighboring nations be built up among God’s people?

If they take up Israel’s faith and swear by the LORDIf they pay yearly tribute to Judah’s kingIf they defeat Babylon’s armies in battleIf they give back all the land they seized