Jeremiah 12:1
Righteous are You, O Lord, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?
Note talk…: or, reason the case with thee
You are righteous, Lord, when I contend with you; yet I would like to plead a case with you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are they all at ease who deal very treacherously?
Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, when I contend with thee; yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Righteous
- Jeremiah 11:20; Genesis 18:25; Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 51:4; Psalm 119:75, 137; Psalm 145:17; Daniel 9:7; Habakkuk 1:13–17; Zephaniah 3:5; Romans 3:5, 6
- talk
- or, reason the case.
- Job 13:3; Isaiah 41:21
- Wherefore doth
- Jeremiah 5:28; Job 12:6; Job 21:7–15; Psalm 37:1, 35; Psalm 73:3–28; Psalm 92:7; Psalm 94:3, 4; Proverbs 1:32; Habakkuk 1:4; Malachi 3:15
- deal
- Jeremiah 12:6; Jeremiah 5:11; Isaiah 48:8; Hosea 6:7