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Jeremiah 12:1 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 12 · verse 1
Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?Jeremiah 12:1 · King James Version
Jeremiah 12:1 in context
1Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?
2Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
3But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.
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Key words (Strong's)
- RighteoustsaddîyqjustH6662 →
- judgmentsmishpâṭproperly, a verdict pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree divine…H4941 →
- prospertsâlachto push forward, in various sensesH6743 →
- wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
- pleadrîybproperly, to tossH7378 →
- happyshâlâhto be tranquilH7951 →
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The prophet doubts not but it would be of use to others to know what had passed between God and his soul, what temptations he had been assaulted with and how he had got over them; and therefore he here tells us, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6