Verse 1
Jeremiah 12:1
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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Thou indeed, O Lord, art just, if I plead with thee, but yet I will speak what is just to thee: Why doth the way of the wicked prosper: why is it well with all them that transgress, and do wickedly?
Original Language Text
hebrew
צַדִּ֤יק אַתָּה֙ יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י אָרִ֖יב אֵלֶ֑י/ךָ אַ֤ךְ מִשְׁפָּטִים֙ אֲדַבֵּ֣ר אוֹתָ֔/ךְ מַדּ֗וּעַ דֶּ֤רֶךְ רְשָׁעִים֙ צָלֵ֔חָה שָׁל֖וּ כָּל בֹּ֥גְדֵי בָֽגֶד
English Translation
You are righteous, O Lord, for I contend with You; I will speak of Your judgments: why does the way of the wicked prosper, all who deal treacherously thrive?
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 12 Context
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Thou indeed, O Lord, art just, if I plead with thee, but yet I will speak what is just to thee: Why...
2
Thou hast planted them, and they have taken root: they prosper and bring forth fruit: thou art near...
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3
And thou, O Lord, hast known me, thou hast seen me, and proved my heart with thee: gather them toget...
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4
How long shall the land mourn, and the herb of every field wither for the wickedness of them that dw...
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5
If thou hast wearied with running with footmen, how canst thou contend with horses? and if thou hast...
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6
For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have fought against thee, and have cri...
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7
I have forsaken my house, I have left my inheritance: I have given my dear soul into the land of her...
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8
My inheritance is become to me as a lion in the wood: is hath cried out against me, therefore have I...
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9
Is my inheritance to me as a speckled bird? Is it as a bird died throughout? come ye, assemble yours...
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10
Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot: they have changed...
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11
They have laid it waste, and it hath mourned for me. With desolation is all the land made desolate;...
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12
The spoilers are come upon all the ways of the wilderness, for the sword of the Lord shall devour fr...
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13
They have sown wheat, and reaped thorns: they have received an inheritance, and it shall not profit...
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14
Thus saith the Lord against all my wicked neighbors, that touch the inheritance that I have shared o...
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15
And when I shall have plucked them out, I will return, and have mercy on them: and I will bring them...
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16
And it shall come to pass, if they will be taught, and will learn the ways of my people, to swear by...
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17
But if they will not hear, I will utterly pluck out and destroy that nation, saith the Lord.
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