Jeremiah 12:1

You are righteous, LORD, when I contend with you; yet I would like to plead a case with you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are they all at ease who deal very treacherously?

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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?

In Context

2You have planted them. Yes, they have taken root. They grow. Yes, they produce fruit. You are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:4The Rock: his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. A God of faithfulness who does no wrong, just and right is he.

Job 8:17His roots are wrapped around the rock pile. He sees the place of stones.

Job 13:3“Surely I would speak to the Almighty. I desire to reason with God.

Job 24:12From out of the populous city, men groan. The soul of the wounded cries out, yet God doesn’t regard the folly.

Psalms 37:1Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.

Psalms 51:4Against you, and you only, I have sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight, so you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 12:1

In this chapter we have, I. The prophet's humble complaint to God of the success that wicked people had in their wicked practices ( ver. 1, 2 ) and his appeal to God concerning his own integrity ( ver. 3 ), with a prayer that God would, for the sake of the public, bring the wickedness of the wicked to an end, ver. 3, 4 . II. God's rebuke to the prophet for his uneasiness at his present troubles, bidding him prepare for greater, ver. 5, 6 . III. A sad lamentation of the present deplorable state of the Israel of… Read the whole commentary →

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