John Gill Commentary Jeremiah 12:6

"For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; even they have cried aloud after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee." — Jeremiah 12:6 (ASV)

For even your brethren, and the house of your father
The men of Anathoth; even they have dealt treacherously with you; by laying schemes, and consulting methods, to take away his life privately; his enemies were those of his own house; which is oftentimes the case of good men, and especially of such that are in public office.

Yea, they have called a multitude after you; a multitude of men, which they gathered together, and instigated to call after him in a clamorous and reproachful way: or, they called after you with a full voice, as the Vulgate Latin ^F26 version renders it; and which De Dieu approves of; they not only gathered a mob about him, and drew men after him, but they hooted him as he went along, and called aloud after him, giving him the most reproachful names they could think of.

believe them not, though they speak fair words to you; this must be understood of some of them, who did not appear so openly against him, as to call after him, or gather a mob about him; but of such who pretended to be his friends, and to have respect for him, and yet had evil designs against him, and therefore were not to be trusted; their words were not to be believed; their company to be shunned; nor was he safe in their houses; nor was it safe for him to be with them, to eat with them, or converse with them.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F26: (alm Kyrxa warq hmh) "illi clamarunt post te plena voce", V. L. Tigurine version, Calvin; "pleno gutture", Piscator, Cosceius.