Jeremiah 12:1

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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?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?

In other translations

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?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?

Hebrew words

צַדִּיקtzadik[are] righteousH6662אַתָּה'atahyouH859יְהוָהyahwehO YahwehH3068כִּיkiifH3588אָרִיב'arivI bring a caseH7378אֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato youH413אַךְ'akhneverthelessH389מִשְׁפָּטִיםmishpatimjudgmentsH4941אֲדַבֵּר'adaberI will speakH1696אוֹתָךְ'otakhwith <the> youH854מַדּוּעַmadua'why?H4069דֶּרֶךְderekh[the] way ofH1870רְשָׁעִיםresha'imwicked [people]H7563צָלֵחָהtzalechahdoes it prosperH6743שָׁלוּshaluare they at ease?H7951כָּל־kol-allH3605בֹּגְדֵיbogedei[those who] act treacherously ofH898בָגֶד׃vagedtreacheryH899

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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