Jeremiah 12:1-5

1RighteousH6662art thou, O LORDH3068, when I pleadH7378 with thee: yet let me speakH1696 with thee of thy judgmentsH4941: Why doth the wayH1870 of the wickedH7563 prosperH6743? why are they all happyH7951 that deal veryH899 treacherouslyH898?1

2Thou hast plantedH5193 them, yea, they have taken rootH8327: they growH3212, yea, they bring forthH6213 fruitH6529: thou art nearH7138 in their mouthH6310, and far fromH7350 their reinsH3629.2

3But thou, O LORDH3068, knowestH3045 me: thou hast seenH7200 me, and triedH974 my heartH3820 toward thee: pull them outH5423 like sheepH6629 for the slaughterH2878, and prepareH6942 them for the dayH3117 of slaughterH2028.3

4How long shall the landH776 mournH56, and the herbsH6212 of every fieldH7704 witherH3001, for the wickednessH7451 of them that dwellH3427 in it? the beastsH929 are consumedH5595, and the birdsH5775; because they saidH559, He shall not seeH7200 our last endH319.

5If thou hast runH7323 with the footmenH7273, and they have weariedH3811 thee, then how canst thou contendH8474 with horsesH5483? and if in the landH776 of peaceH7965, in which thou didst trustH982, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou doH6213 in the swellingH1347 of JordanH3383?