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Jeremiah’s First Complaint

12 Lord, when I bring ·my case to [charges against] you,
    you are ·always right [righteous].
But I want to ·ask you about the justice you give [put my case to you].
    Why ·are evil people [L is the way/path of the wicked] successful?
    Why do ·dishonest [treasonous; treacherous] people ·have such easy lives [thrive; Job; Ps. 73; Eccl. 7:15–18; 8:10–12]?
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].
But you know ·my heart [L me], Lord.
    You see me and test my ·thoughts [L heart] about you [1:5; Ps. 139].
Drag the evil people away like sheep to be ·butchered [slaughtered].
    ·Set them aside [C Consecrate them] for the day of killing.
How much longer will the land ·stay dried up [L mourn]
    and the grass in every field be ·dead [dry]?
The animals and birds in the land ·have died [L are swept away],
    because the people are evil.
Yes, they are even saying,
    “God does not see what happens to us.”

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