Jeremiah 12:2
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Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root; they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit. Thou art near in their mouth, but far from their reins.
Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root; they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their heart.
You have planted them, they have also taken root; They grow, they have even produced fruit. You are honored by their [hypocritical] lips But [You are] far from their heart and mind.
You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit. You are near in their mouths but far from their hearts.
Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their conscience.
You plant them, and they take root; they flourish and bear fruit. You are always on their lips but far from their hearts.
You planted them, and they took root; they grow, and they bear fruit. You are near in their mouths, though far from their hearts.
You plant them like trees; you let them prosper and produce fruit. Yet even when they praise you, they don't mean it.
Thou hast planted them, they also have taken root: they advance, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, but far from their reins.
Thou hast planted them, and they have taken root: they prosper and bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
You have put these wicked people here like plants with strong roots. They grow and produce fruit. With their mouths they say that you are near and dear to them, but in their hearts they are really far away from you.
They are like trees that you have planted. They have strong roots. They produce good fruits. Those people like to talk about you a lot, but they do not really love you.
You plant them, and they take root. They grow, and they produce fruit. You are always on their lips, but far from their hearts.
You plant them, and they take root; they grow and produce fruit; you are near in their mouth and far from their heart.
You plant them, and they take root; they grow and produce fruit; you are near in their mouth and far from their heart.
You ·have put the evil people here like plants with strong roots [L plant them; they take root]. They grow and produce fruit [17:7–8]. ·With their mouths they speak well of you [L You are near in their mouths], but ·their hearts are really far away from you [L far from their hearts/thoughts].
Thou hast planted them, and they have taken root: they grow, and bring forth fruit, thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
You plant them, and they take root. They grow, and they produce fruit. They speak well of you with their lips, but their hearts are far from you.
You plant them, and they take root; they grow and bear fruit. They always speak well of you, yet they do not really care about you.
You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their conscience.
You have put the evil people here. They are like plants with strong roots. They grow and produce fruit. With their mouths they speak well of you. But their hearts are really far away from you.
You plant them and they take root, they grow and bear fruit. “You are near to us,” they say with their mouths, but the truth is that you’re far from their hearts.
Thou hast planted them, and they have taken root: they grow, and they bring forth fruit; thou art near in their mouth and far from their kidneys.
Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
You have planted them; they have also taken root; They grow; they have even produced fruit. You are near to their lips But far from their inmost being.
Not only do you plant them, they take root. They grow, but also they produce fruit. You are near in their mouths, but far from their inmost beings.
You plant them. They take root and their business grows. Their profits multiply, and they are rich. They say, “Thank God!” But in their hearts they give no credit to you.
You are right, O God, and you set things right. I can’t argue with that. But I do have some questions: Why do bad people have it so good? Why do con artists make it big? You planted them and they put down roots. They flourished and produced fruit. They talk as if they’re old friends with you, but they couldn’t care less about you. Meanwhile, you know me inside and out. You don’t let me get by with a thing! Make them pay for the way they live, pay with their lives, like sheep marked for slaughter. How long do we have to put up with this— the country depressed, the farms in ruin— And all because of wickedness, these wicked lives? Even animals and birds are dying off Because they’ll have nothing to do with God and think God has nothing to do with them. * * *
You have planted them; indeed, they have taken root; they grow; indeed, they bring forth fruit. You are near in their mouth, but far from their mind.
You plant them, and they take root. They grow, and they produce fruit. They speak well of you with their lips, but their hearts are far from you.
You planted them; they have taken root, they flourish and bear fruit as well. You are upon their lips, but far from their thoughts.
You have planted them, they have also taken root; They grow, they have also produced fruit. You are near to their lips But far from their mind.
You have planted them, they have also taken root; They grow, they have even produced fruit. You are near to their lips But far from their mind.
When you planted them, they took root, flourished, and brought forth fruit. Your name is always on their lips, but you are far from their hearts.
You have put the evil people here like plants with strong roots. They grow and produce fruit. With their mouths they speak well of you, but their hearts are really far away from you.
You plant them like trees and they put down their roots. They grow prosperous and are very fruitful. They always talk about you, but they really care nothing about you.
You have planted them. Their roots are deep in the ground. They grow and produce fruit. They honor you by what they say. But their hearts are far away from you.
You have planted them, and they have taken root; they grow and bear fruit. You are always on their lips but far from their hearts.
You have planted them, and they have taken root; they grow and bear fruit. You are always on their lips but far from their hearts.
You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; They grow, yes, they bear fruit. You are near in their mouth But far from their mind.
You have planted them, and they have taken root. They grow and have given fruit. You are near on their lips but far from their heart.
You have planted them, and they have taken root and prospered. Your name is on their lips, but you are far from their hearts.
You plant them, and they take root; they grow and bring forth fruit; you are near in their mouths yet far from their hearts.
You plant them, and they take root; they grow and bring forth fruit; you are near in their mouths yet far from their hearts.
You plant them, and they take root; they grow and bring forth fruit; you are near in their mouths yet far from their hearts.
You plant them, and they take root; they grow and bring forth fruit; you are near in their mouths yet far from their hearts.
Thou hast planted them, and they take root; they grow, and they bring forth pri; Thou art karov (near) in their mouth, and rachok (far) from their heart.
Thou plantest them, and they take root; they grow and bring forth fruit; thou art near in their mouth and far from their heart.
Thou plantest them, and they take root; they grow and bring forth fruit; thou art near in their mouth and far from their heart.
You planted them, so they have taken root. They are growing, bearing fruit. You are near in their mouth, yet far from their mind.
You plant them and watch them take root; You allow them to grow and even bear fruit. And yet, Your words mean nothing to them, deep down.
You have planted them. Yes, they have taken root. They grow. Yes, they produce fruit. You are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.
Thou hast planted them, and they sent (out) root; they increase, and make fruit; thou art nigh to the mouth of them, and far from the reins of them.
Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root, They go on, yea, they have made fruit, Near [art] Thou in their mouth, And far off from their reins.
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