Verse 1
Jeremiah 12:1
Literal Standard Version
1
You are righteous, O YHWH, || When I plead toward You, || Only, let me speak judgments with You, || Why did the way of the wicked prosper? All treacherous dealers have been at rest.
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
1
You are righteous, O YHWH, || When I plead toward You, || Only, let me speak judgments with You, ||...
2
You have planted them, || Indeed, they have taken root, || They go on, indeed, they have made fruit,...
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3
And You, O YHWH, You have known me, || You see me, and have tried my heart with You, || Draw them aw...
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4
Until when does the earth mourn, || And the herb of the whole field wither? For the wickedness of th...
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5
“For you have run with footmen, || And they weary you, || And how you fret yourself with horses! Eve...
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6
For even your brothers and the house of your father, || Even they dealt treacherously against you, |...
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7
I have forsaken My house, || I have left My inheritance, || I have given the beloved of My soul || I...
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8
My inheritance has been to Me as a lion in a forest, || She gave forth against Me with her voice, ||...
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9
Is My inheritance a speckled bird to Me? Is the bird around against her? Come, assemble, every beast...
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10
Many shepherds destroyed My vineyard, || They have trodden down My portion, || They have made My des...
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11
He has made it become a desolation, || The desolation has mourned to Me, || All the land has been de...
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12
Spoilers have come in on all high places in the plain, || For the sword of YHWH is consuming, || Fro...
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13
They sowed wheat, and have reaped thorns, || They have become sick—they do not profit, || And they h...
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14
Thus said YHWH: “Concerning all My evil neighbors, who are striking against the inheritance that I c...
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15
And it has been, after My plucking them out, || I turn back, and have pitied them, || And I have bro...
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16
And it has come to pass, || If they learn the ways of My people well, || To swear by My Name, YHWH l...
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17
And if they do not listen, || Then I have plucked up that nation, || Plucking up and destroying,” ||...
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