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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You plant them, and they take root; they grow and produce fruit; you are near in their mouth and far from their heart.
• 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.

Context of Jeremiah 12:2

1O Lord, even if I would argue my case with you, you would always be right. Yet, I want to talk to you about your justice. Why do wicked people succeed? Why do treacherous people have peace and quiet? You plant them, and they take root. They grow, and they produce fruit. They speak well of you with their lips, but their hearts are far from you. 3You know me, O Lord. You see me and test my devotion to you. Drag them away like sheep to be slaughtered. Prepare them for the day of slaughter. 4How long will the land mourn? How long will the plants in every field remain dried up? The animals and the birds are dying, because people are wicked. They think that God doesn’t know what they are doing.

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 Armies planted you. He has pronounced disaster on you. This is because of the evil things that Israel and Judah have done. They have made him furious by burning incense as an offering to Baal.
• Jeremiah 45:4“Say this to Baruch, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will tear down what I have built. I will uproot what I have planted throughout the earth.
• Ezekiel 17:5“ ‘Then it took a seedling from that country and planted the seedling in fertile soil. The eagle planted the seedling like a willow where there was plenty of water.
• Ezekiel 19:10Your mother was like a grapevine that was planted near water. It had a lot of fruit and many branches because there was plenty of water.
• Isaiah 19:13The leaders of Zoan are acting foolishly. The leaders of Memphis are led astray. The leaders who are the cornerstones of its tribes mislead the Egyptians.
• Ezekiel 33:31Then they come to you, as if they are still my people, and they sit down in front of you. They listen to what you say, but they don’t do it. They say that they love me, but in their hearts they chase dishonest profits.
• Matthew 15:8‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
• Mark 7:6Jesus told them, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites in Scripture: ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are 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)

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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