Jeremiah 12:2

2 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.

Jeremiah 12:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 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.
ESV
2 You plant them, and they take root; they grow and produce fruit; you are near in their mouth and far from their heart.
NLT
2 You have planted them, and they have taken root and prospered. Your name is on their lips, but you are far from their hearts.
MSG
2 You planted them and they put down roots. They flourished and produced fruit. They talk as if they're old friends with you, but they couldn't care less about you.
CSB
2 You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their conscience.

Jeremiah 12:2 In-Context

1 You are always righteous, LORD, when I bring a case before you. Yet I would speak with you about your justice: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
2 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.
3 Yet you know me, LORD; you see me and test my thoughts about you. Drag them off like sheep to be butchered! Set them apart for the day of slaughter!
4 How long will the land lie parched and the grass in every field be withered? Because those who live in it are wicked, the animals and birds have perished. Moreover, the people are saying, “He will not see what happens to us.”
5 “If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Jeremiah 11:17
  • 2. S Job 5:3
  • 3. S Isaiah 29:13; S Jeremiah 3:10; S Ezekiel 22:27; Matthew 15:8; Mark 7:6; Titus 1:16
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