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1 Righteous are You, O YHWH, when I plead before You; yet I will speak with You of judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do they find repose, all who deal so treacherously treacherously? 2 You plant them, and they have taken root; they grow and they bear fruit; You are near, in their mouth and far from their kidneys. 3 And You, O YHWH, know me; You have seen me and have tested my heart toward You. May you pull them out like sheep for the slaughter and prepare them for the day of slaughter! 4 How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field wither? For the evil of those dwelling in it, the beasts and fowl have been swept away—because they said, “He will not see our final end! 5 “If you have run with those on foot and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? And in a land of peace you are trusting—then how will you do in the thicket of the Jordan? 6 For even your brothers and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you, even they have called a multitude after you. Do not have faith in them, even though they may speak good things to you! 7 I have forsaken My house, I have left My heritage; I have given the beloved of My soul into the hand of her enemies. 8 My heritage has become for Me like a lion in the forest; she has set against Me with her voice; upon thus I have hated her! Jeremiah 12:1-8, Berean Literal Bible. Public domain.
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