Jeremiah 12:1-4

1RighteousH6662 art thou, O Jehovah, when I contendH7378 with thee; yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the wayH1870 of the wickedH7563 prosper? wherefore are all they at easeH7951 that dealH898 very treacherouslyH898? 2Thou hast plantedH5193 them, yea, they have taken rootH8327; they grow, yea, they bring forth fruitH6529: thou art near in their mouthH6310, and farH7350 from their heart. 3But thou, O Jehovah, knowest me; thou seest me, and triest my heartH3820 toward thee: pullH5423 them out like sheepH6629 for the slaughterH2028, and prepare them for the dayH3117 of slaughterH2028. 4How long shall the landH776 mournH56, and the herbs of the whole country witherH3001? for the wickednessH7451 of them that dwellH3427 therein, the beasts are consumed, and the birdsH5775; because they saidH559, He shall not seeH7200 our latterH319 endH319.