Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation You have planted them, and they have taken root and prospered. Your name is on their lips, but you are far from their hearts. English Standard Version You plant them, and they take root; they grow and produce fruit; you are near in their mouth and far from their heart. Berean Standard Bible You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts. King James Bible 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. New King James Version You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; They grow, yes, they bear fruit. You are near in their mouth But far from their mind. New American Standard Bible You have planted them, they have also taken root; They grow, they have also produced fruit. You are near to their lips But far from their mind. NASB 1995 You have planted them, they have also taken root; They grow, they have even produced fruit. You are near to their lips But far from their mind. NASB 1977 Thou hast planted them, they have also taken root; They grow, they have even produced fruit. Thou art near to their lips But far from their mind. Legacy Standard Bible You have planted them; they have also taken root; They grow; they have even produced fruit. You are near to their lips But far from their inmost being. Amplified Bible You have planted them, they have also taken root; They grow, they have even produced fruit. You are honored by their [hypocritical] lips But [You are] far from their heart and mind. Christian Standard Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. American Standard Version 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 heart. Aramaic Bible in Plain English You planted them and their roots grew strong, they grew also; they produced fruit. You are near in their mouths, and you are far from their kidneys Brenton Septuagint Translation Thou hast planted them, and they have taken root; they have begotten children, and become fruitful; thou art near to their mouth, and far from their reins. Contemporary English Version You plant them like trees; you let them prosper and produce fruit. Yet even when they praise you, they don't mean it. Douay-Rheims Bible Thou hast planted them, and they have taken root: they prosper and bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation You plant them, and they take root. They grow, and they produce fruit. They speak well of you with their lips, but their hearts are far from you. Good News Translation You plant them, and they take root; they grow and bear fruit. They always speak well of you, yet they do not really care about you. International Standard Version You plant them and they take root, they grow and bear fruit. "You are near to us," they say with their mouths, but the truth is that you're far from their hearts. JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version You have planted them, | Indeed, they have taken root, | They go on, indeed, they have made fruit, | You [are] near in their mouth, | And far off from their reins. Majority Standard Bible You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts. New American Bible You planted them; they have taken root, they flourish and bear fruit as well. You are upon their lips, but far from their thoughts. NET Bible You plant them like trees and they put down their roots. They grow prosperous and are very fruitful. They always talk about you, but they really care nothing about you. New Revised Standard Version You plant them, and they take root; they grow and bring forth fruit; you are near in their mouths yet far from their hearts. New Heart English Bible You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit: you are near in their mouth, and far from their heart. Webster's Bible Translation Thou hast planted them, yes, they have taken root: they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins. World English Bible You have planted them. Yes, they have taken root. They grow. Yes, they produce fruit. You are near in their mouth, and far from their heart. Young's Literal Translation Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root, They go on, yea, they have made fruit, Near art Thou in their mouth, And far off from their reins. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Prosperity of the Wicked1Righteous 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? 2You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts. 3But You know me, O LORD; You see me and test my heart toward You. Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter and set them apart for the day of carnage.… Cross References Titus 1:16 They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed. Job 5:3 I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed. Psalm 37:35 I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree, Isaiah 29:13 Therefore the Lord said: "These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men. Jeremiah 3:10 Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense," declares the LORD. Jeremiah 11:17 The LORD of Hosts, who planted you, has decreed disaster against you on account of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have brought upon themselves, provoking Me to anger by burning incense to Baal." Jeremiah 45:4 Thus Jeremiah was to say to Baruch: "This is what the LORD says: Throughout the land I will demolish what I have built and uproot what I have planted. Treasury of Scripture You have planted them, yes, they have taken root: they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit: you are near in their mouth, and far from their reins. hast. Jeremiah 11:17 For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal. Jeremiah 45:4 Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land. Ezekiel 17:5-10 He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree… grown. Isaiah 19:13 The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof. Ezekiel 33:31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. Matthew 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. Jump to Previous Advance Always Bear Far Forth Fruit Grow Heart Hearts Lips Mind Mouth Mouths Planted Plantest Produced Reins Root ThoughtsJump to Next Advance Always Bear Far Forth Fruit Grow Heart Hearts Lips Mind Mouth Mouths Planted Plantest Produced Reins Root ThoughtsJeremiah 12 1. Jeremiah, complaining of the prosperity of the wicked, by faith sees their ruin.5. God admonishes him of his brothers' treachery against him; 7. and laments his heritage. 14. He promises to the penitent return from captivity. (2) Thou hast planted them.--The words express, of course, the questioning distrust of the prophet. The wicked flourish, so that one would think God had indeed planted them. Yet all the while they were mocking Him with hypocritical worship (here we have an echo of Isaiah 29:13), uttering His name with their lips while He was far from that innermost being which the Hebrew symbolised by the "reins."Verse 2. - Far from their reins; i.e. from their heart (the seat of strong impulses and desires); comp. Psalm 16:7; Psalm 26:2. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You planted them,נְטַעְתָּם֙ (nə·ṭa‘·tām) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant and גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and they have taken root. שֹׁרָ֔שׁוּ (šō·rā·šū) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8327: To root, strike into the soil, to pluck from it They have grown יֵלְכ֖וּ (yê·lə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and produced עָ֣שׂוּ (‘ā·śū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6213: To do, make fruit. פֶ֑רִי (p̄e·rî) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6529: Fruit You אַתָּה֙ (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are ever on their lips, בְּפִיהֶ֔ם (bə·p̄î·hem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to but far וְרָח֖וֹק (wə·rā·ḥō·wq) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7350: Remote, of place, time, precious from their conscience. מִכִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ (mik·kil·yō·w·ṯê·hem) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3629: A kidney, the mind Links Jeremiah 12:2 NIVJeremiah 12:2 NLT Jeremiah 12:2 ESV Jeremiah 12:2 NASB Jeremiah 12:2 KJV Jeremiah 12:2 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 12:2 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 12:2 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 12:2 French Bible Jeremiah 12:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 12:2 You have planted them yes they have (Jer.) |
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