Jeremiah 12:2

Jeremiah 12:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou 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.
• New International Version (NIV)You have planted them, and they have taken root; they grow and bear fruit. You are always on their lips but far from their hearts.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; They grow, yes, they bear fruit. You are near in their mouth But far from their mind.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You have planted them, and they have taken root and prospered. Your name is on their lips, but you are far from their hearts.

Context of Jeremiah 12:2

1Righteous are you, O Lord, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive? You plant them, and they take root; they grow and produce fruit; you are near in their mouth and far from their heart. 3But you, O Lord, know me; you see me, and test my heart toward you. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and set them apart for the day of slaughter. 4How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field wither? For the evil of those who dwell in it the beasts and the birds are swept away, because they said, "He will not see our latter end."

Jeremiah 12:2 word by word

נְטַעְתָּם֙ גַּם־שֹׁרָ֔שׁוּ יֵלְכ֖וּ גַּם־עָ֣שׂוּ פֶ֑רִי קָר֤וֹב אַתָּה֙ בְּפִיהֶ֔ם וְרָח֖וֹק מִכִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast plantedנָטַעnâţa‛ · to plantH5193
• them, yea, they have taken rootשָׁרַשׁshârash · to uprootH8327
• they growיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• yea, they bring forthעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• nearקָרֹבqârôb qârôb · nearH7138
• in their mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• and far fromרָחֹקrâchôq râchôq · distantH7350
• their reinsכִּלְיָהkilyâh · kidneyH3629

Cross-references for Jeremiah 12:2

• Jeremiah 11:17The Lord of hosts, who planted you, has decreed disaster against you, because of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have done, provoking me to anger by making offerings to Baal."
• Jeremiah 45:4Thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord: Behold, what I have built I am breaking down, and what I have planted I am plucking up—that is, the whole land.
• Ezekiel 17:5Then he took of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil. He placed it beside abundant waters. He set it like a willow twig,
• Ezekiel 19:10Your mother was like a vine in a vineyard planted by the water, fruitful and full of branches by reason of abundant water.
• Isaiah 19:13The princes of Zoan have become fools, and the princes of Memphis are deluded; those who are the cornerstones of her tribes have made Egypt stagger.
• Ezekiel 33:31And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.
• Matthew 15:8"'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;
• Mark 7:6And he said to them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, "'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;

Commentaries on Jeremiah 12:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Thou art near in their mouth - They have no sincerity: they have something of the form of religion, but nothing of its power.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Their veins - i. e., their heart. The reins were regarded by the Jews as the seat of the affections.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Jeremiah was upset that the Lord let evil people succeed and find happiness.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. grow--literally, "go on," "progress." Thou givest them sure dwellings and increasing prosperity. near in ... mouth ... far from ... reins--(Is 29:13; Mt 15:8). Hypocrites.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 12:2

• Hypocrisy
• Jeremiah
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Pluck
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• Crime; Crimes
• Kidneys
• Reins
• Rekem

Commentaries on Jeremiah 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings