Font Size
Jeremiah 12:1-3
Common English Bible
Jeremiah 12:1-3
Common English Bible
12 If I took you to court, Lord,
you would win.
But I still have questions about your justice.
Why do guilty persons enjoy success?
Why are evildoers so happy?
2 You plant them, and they take root;
they flourish and bear fruit.
You are always on their lips
but far from their hearts.
3 Yet you, Lord, you know me.
You see me.
You can tell that I love you.[a]
So drag them away
and butcher them like sheep.
Prepare them for the slaughterhouse.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 12:3 Or You test my heart.
Common English Bible (CEB)
Copyright © 2011 by Common English Bible