Jeremiah 12:1-3

Amplified Bible

12 You, O Lord are [uncompromisingly] righteous and consistently just when I plead my case with You;
Yet let me discuss issues of justice with You:
Why has the way of the wicked prospered?
Why are those who deal in treachery (deceit) at ease and thriving?
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You have planted them, they have also taken root;
They grow, they have even produced fruit.
You are ^[a]honored by their [hypocritical] lips
But [You are] far from their heart and mind.
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But You, O Lord, know me [and understand my devotion to You];
You see me;
And You examine the attitude of my heart toward You.
Drag out the faithless like sheep for the slaughter [O Lord]
And set them apart for the day of slaughter.