Jeremiah

Jeremiah 12:1

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?

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.