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 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 plead with You; Yet let me talk with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are those happy who deal so treacherously? 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. 3But You, O Lord, know me; You have seen me, And You have tested my heart toward You. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, And prepare them for the day of slaughter. 4How long will the land mourn, And the herbs of every field wither? The beasts and birds are consumed, For the wickedness of those who dwell there, Because they said, “He will not see our final 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 11:17“For the Lord of hosts, who planted you, has pronounced doom against you for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke Me to anger in offering incense to Baal.”
• Jeremiah 45:4“Thus you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Behold, what I have built I will break down, and what I have planted I will pluck up, that is, this whole land.
• Ezekiel 17:5Then he took some of the seed of the land And planted it in a fertile field; He placed it by abundant waters And set it like a willow tree.
• Ezekiel 19:10‘Your mother was like a vine in your bloodline, Planted by the waters, Fruitful and full of branches Because of many waters.
• Isaiah 19:13The princes of Zoan have become fools; The princes of Noph are deceived; They have also deluded Egypt, Those who are the mainstay of its tribes.
• Ezekiel 33:31So they come to you as people do, they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their hearts pursue their own gain.
• Matthew 15:8‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me.
• Mark 7:6He answered and 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

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• 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