Jeremiah 12:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.

Thy brethren

Yea

Acts 21:28

Though

Psalm 12:2

Proverbs 26:25

Matthew 22:16

General references

Matthew 10:36

Mark 6:4

Bible References

Thy brethren

Take heed each one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.

But I was like a ram or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; for I did not understand that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living that his name may no longer be remembered.

For I heard the murmuring of many, fear on every side, Report, and we will report it. All my friends watched to see if I would stumble. Peradventure he will deceive himself, they said, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him and could not speak peaceably unto him.

My brethren have lied to me as a brook; they passed away as an impetuous stream,

I am become a stranger unto my brethren and an alien unto my mother's sons.

And thou, son of man, the sons of thy people are still talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses and speak one to another, each one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that comes forth from the LORD.

Do not believe in a friend, do not trust in a prince; from her that lies at thy side, take care, open not thy mouth.

And brother shall deliver up brother unto death, and the father the child, and children shall rise up against their parents and cause them to be put to death.

And they sought to lay hold on him but feared the multitude, for they understood that he had spoken the parable against them, and leaving him, they went away.

For not even his brethren believed in him.

Yea

For thus has the LORD spoken unto me, Like the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, even if a multitude of shepherds come forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voices, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of the hosts come down to fight for Mount Zion and for his hill.

And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates rent off their clothes and commanded to beat them.

And when Gallio was the proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up with one accord against Paul and brought him to the judgment seat,

For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen,

crying out, Men of Israel, help; this is the man that teaches everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place and further brought Greeks also into the temple and has polluted this holy place.

Though

Each one speaks vanity with his neighbour: they speak with flattering lips and with a double heart.

when he speaks fair, do not believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.

And they sent out unto him their disciples with those of Herod, saying, Master, we know that thou art a lover of truth and teachest the way of God with truth and that thou takest care for no man, for thou art no respecter of persons of men.

General references

And a man's foes shall be those of his own household.

But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not dishonoured except in his own country and among his own kin and in his own house.