Jeremiah 12:1-3

New American Standard Bible 1995

12 ^(A)Righteous are You, O Lord, that I would plead my case with You;
Indeed I would ^(B)discuss matters of justice with You:
Why has the ^(C)way of the wicked prospered?
Why are all those who ^(D)deal in treachery at ease?
² You have ^(E)planted them, they have also taken root;
They grow, they have even produced fruit.
You are ^(F)near ^[a]to their lips
But far from their ^[b]mind.
³ But You ^(G)know me, O Lord;
You see me;
And You ^(H)examine my heart’s attitude toward You.
Drag them off like sheep for the slaughter
And ^[c]set them apart for a ^(I)day of carnage!