Jeremiah

Jeremiah 12:1–2

¹Righteous are You, O LORD,

when I plead before You.

Yet about Your judgments

I wish to contend with You:

Why does the way of the wicked prosper?

Why do all the faithless live at ease?

²You planted them, and they have taken root.

They have grown and produced fruit.

You are ever on their lips,

but far from their hearts.^a

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Righteous	צַדִּ֤יק	ṣad·dîq	Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
You	אַתָּה֙	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
O LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
when	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I plead	אָרִ֖יב	’ā·rîḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7378 strive, contend
before You	אֵלֶ֑יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
Yet	אַ֤ךְ	’aḵ	Adverb	H389 surely
about	מִשְׁפָּטִים֙	miš·pā·ṭîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4639 deed, work
I wish to contend	אֲדַבֵּ֣ר	’ă·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak
with You	אוֹתָ֔ךְ	’ō·w·ṯāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H854 with
Why	מַדּ֗וּעַ	mad·dū·a‘	Interrogative	H4069 wherefore?
does the way	דֶּ֤רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the wicked	רְשָׁעִים֙	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
prosper	צָלֵ֔חָה	ṣā·lê·ḥāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6743 rush
Why do all the faithless	בָֽגֶד׃	ḇā·ḡeḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H899 treachery
live at ease	שָׁל֖וּ	šā·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7951 be quiet, at ease

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You planted them	נְטַעְתָּם֙	nə·ṭa‘·tām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5193 strike, fix, plant
and	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
they have taken root	שֹׁרָ֔שׁוּ	šō·rā·šū	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural	H8327 deal with the roots
They have grown	יֵלְכ֖וּ	yê·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
and	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
produced	עָ֣שׂוּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
fruit	פֶ֑רִי	p̄e·rî	Noun - masculine singular	H6529 fruit
You	אַתָּה֙	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are ever on their lips	בְּפִיהֶ֔ם	bə·p̄î·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6310 mouth
but far	וְרָח֖וֹק	wə·rā·ḥō·wq	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H7350 distant, far
from their hearts	מִכִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃	mik·kil·yō·w·ṯê·hem	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H3629 kidneys

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 12:1 Malachi 3:15 · Psalm 92:7 · Psalm 37:1 · Psalm 73:3–28 · Psalm 37:35 · Psalm 51:4 · Psalm 94:3–4 · Daniel 9:7 · Habakkuk 1:4 · Zephaniah 3:5 · Job 12:6 · Job 21:7–15

Jeremiah 12:2 Isaiah 29:13 · Titus 1:16 · Matthew 15:8 · Jeremiah 11:17 · Ezekiel 33:31 · Jeremiah 45:4 · Ezekiel 17:5–10

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.