Jeremiah 12:1

Jeremiah's Complaint

1 Righteous a are You, O LORD, when I plead with You;
Yet let me talk with You about Your judgments.
b Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why are those happy who deal so treacherously?

  1. Cross References
    Ezra 9:15
    "O LORD God of Israel, You are righteous, for we are left as a remnant, as it is this day. Here we are before You, in our guilt, though no one can stand before You because of this!"
    Psalms 51:4
    Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight - That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge.
    Jeremiah 11:20
    But, O LORD of hosts, You who judge righteously, Testing the mind and the heart, Let me see Your vengeance on them, For to You I have revealed my cause.
  2. Cross References
    Job 12:6
    The tents of robbers prosper, And those who provoke God are secure - In what God provides by His hand.
    Jeremiah 5:27
    As a cage is full of birds, So their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become great and grown rich.
    Jeremiah 5:28
    They have grown fat, they are sleek; Yes, they surpass the deeds of the wicked; They do not plead the cause, The cause of the fatherless; Yet they prosper, And the right of the needy they do not defend.
    Habakkuk 1:4
    Therefore the law is powerless, And justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; Therefore perverse judgment proceeds.
    Malachi 3:15
    So now we call the proud blessed, For those who do wickedness are raised up; They even tempt God and go free.'
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