Yēlìmǐshū 12:2

2 Nǐ zāipéi le tāmen , tāmen yĕ zhá le gēn , zhǎngdà , érqiĕ jié guǒ . tāmende kǒu shì yǔ nǐ xiāng jìn , xīn què yǔ nǐ yuǎn lí .

Yēlìmǐshū 12:2 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 12:2

Thou hast planted them
In the land of Canaan, fixed the bounds of their habitation, given them a firm and comfortable settlement; for all the good things, even of the wicked, come from God: yea, they have taken root;
as everything that is planted does not; but these did, though it was downwards in the earth, on which their hearts were set, and so were strengthened and established in their worldly circumstances: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit;
but to themselves, not to God; not fruits of righteousness or good works; they grow, not in grace and holiness, but in their worldly substance; and they brought forth fruit, not such as were meet for repentance, but they had great riches, and numerous families; and so the Septuagint and Arabic versions, "they produce children, and bring forth fruit." The Targum is,

``they become rich, yea, they possess substance.''

Thou art near in their mouth;
they often made use of the name of God, either in swearing by it, or praying to him in an external manner; they called themselves the Lord's people, and boasted of being his priests, and employed in his service; they took his covenant, and the words of his law, into their mouths, and taught them the people, and yet had no sincere regard for these things: and far from their reins;
from the affections of their hearts, and the desires of their souls; they had no true love for God, nor fear of him, nor faith in him. The Targum is,

``near are the words of thy law in their mouth, and far is thy fear from their reins.''

Yēlìmǐshū 12:2 In-Context

1 Yēhéhuá a , wǒ yǔ nǐ zhēng biàn de shíhou , nǐ xiǎn wéi yì . dàn yǒu yī jiàn , wǒ hái yào yǔ nǐ lǐlùn , è rén de dàolù wèihé hēng tōng ne . dà xíng guǐzhà de wèihé dé ānyì ne .

2 Nǐ zāipéi le tāmen , tāmen yĕ zhá le gēn , zhǎngdà , érqiĕ jié guǒ . tāmende kǒu shì yǔ nǐ xiāng jìn , xīn què yǔ nǐ yuǎn lí .

3 Yēhéhuá a , nǐ xiǎodé wǒ , kànjian wǒ , chá yàn wǒ xiàng nǐ shì zĕnyàng de xīn . qiú nǐ jiāng tāmen lā chūlai , hǎoxiàng jiāng zǎi de yáng , jiào tāmen dĕnghòu shā lù de rìzi .

4 Zhè dì bēiāi , tōng guó de qīngcǎo kū gān , yào dào jǐshí ne . yīn qí shang jūmín de è xíng , shēngchù hé fēiniǎo dōu mièjué le . tāmen céng shuō , tā kàn bú jiàn wǒmen de jiéjú .

5 Yēhéhuá shuō , nǐ ruò yǔ bùxíng de rén tóng paó , shàngqiĕ jué léi , zĕn néng yǔ mǎ saì paó ne . nǐ zaì píngān zhī dì , suīrán ānwĕn , zaì Yuēdànhé bian de cóng lín yào zĕnyàng xíng ne .