Jeremiah 12:1

Good News Translation (US Version)

“Lord, if I argued my case with you, you would prove to be right. Yet I must question you about matters of justice. Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why do dishonest people succeed?

Cross References

Malachi 3:15

As we see it, proud people are the ones who are happy. Evil people not only prosper, but they test God's patience with their evil deeds and get away with it.’”

Psalm 92:7

the wicked may grow like weeds, those who do wrong may prosper; yet they will be totally destroyed,

Psalm 37:1

Don't be worried on account of the wicked; don't be jealous of those who do wrong.

Daniel 9:7

You, Lord, always do what is right, but we have always brought disgrace on ourselves. This is true of all of us who live in Judea and in Jerusalem and of all the Israelites whom you scattered in countries near and far because they were unfaithful to you.

Job 12:6

But thieves and godless people live in peace, though their only god is their own strength.

Habakkuk 1:4

The law is weak and useless, and justice is never done. Evil people get the better of the righteous, and so justice is perverted.

Psalm 51:4

I have sinned against you—only against you— and done what you consider evil. So you are right in judging me; you are justified in condemning me.

Psalm 37:35

I once knew someone wicked who was a tyrant; he towered over everyone like a cedar of Lebanon;

Zephaniah 3:5

But the Lord is still in the city; he does what is right and never what is wrong. Every morning without fail, he brings justice to his people. And yet the unrighteous people there keep on doing wrong and are not ashamed.

Jeremiah 11:20

Then I prayed, “Almighty Lord, you are a just judge; you test people's thoughts and feelings. I have placed my cause in your hands; so let me watch you take revenge on these people.”

Jeremiah 12:6

Even your relatives, members of your own family, have betrayed you; they join in the attacks against you. Do not trust them, even though they speak friendly words.”

Jeremiah 5:11

The people of Israel and Judah have betrayed me completely. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Job 13:3

But my dispute is with God, not you; I want to argue my case with him.

Ezra 9:15

Lord God of Israel, you are just, but you have let us survive. We confess our guilt to you; we have no right to come into your presence.”

Hosea 6:7

“But as soon as they entered the land at Adam, they broke the covenant I had made with them.

Isaiah 48:8

I knew that you couldn't be trusted, that you have always been known as a rebel. That is why you never heard of this at all, why no word of it ever came to your ears.

Isaiah 41:21

The Lord, the king of Israel, has this to say: “You gods of the nations, present your case. Bring the best arguments you have!

Proverbs 1:32

Inexperienced people die because they reject wisdom. Stupid people are destroyed by their own lack of concern.

Psalm 145:17

The Lord is righteous in all he does, merciful in all his acts.

Psalm 119:137

You are righteous, Lord, and your laws are just.

Psalm 119:75

I know that your judgments are righteous, Lord, and that you punished me because you are faithful.

Deuteronomy 32:4

“The Lord is your mighty defender, perfect and just in all his ways; Your God is faithful and true; he does what is right and fair.

Genesis 18:25

Surely you won't kill the innocent with the guilty. That's impossible! You can't do that. If you did, the innocent would be punished along with the guilty. That is impossible. The judge of all the earth has to act justly.”

Nehemiah 9:33

You have done right to punish us; you have been faithful, even though we have sinned.

Psalm 116:5

The Lord is merciful and good; our God is compassionate.

Ecclesiastes 8:14

But this is nonsense. Look at what happens in the world: sometimes the righteous get the punishment of the wicked, and the wicked get the reward of the righteous. I say it is useless.

Jeremiah 3:7

I thought that after she had done all this, she would surely return to me. But she did not return, and her unfaithful sister Judah saw it all.

Jeremiah 3:20

But like an unfaithful wife, you have not been faithful to me. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Jeremiah 9:2

I wish I had a place to stay in the desert where I could get away from my people. They are all unfaithful, a mob of traitors.

Jeremiah 32:16

After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch, I prayed,

Lamentations 1:18

“But the Lord is just, for I have disobeyed him. Listen to me, people everywhere; look at me in my pain. My young men and women have been taken away captive.

Ezekiel 18:25

“But you say, ‘What the Lord does isn't right.’ Listen to me, you Israelites. Do you think my way of doing things isn't right? It is your way that isn't right.

Job 8:17

Their roots wrap around the stones and hold fast to every rock.

Job 24:12

In the cities the wounded and dying cry out, but God ignores their prayers.

Job 24:23

God may let them live secure, but keeps an eye on them all the time.

Psalm 51:6

Sincerity and truth are what you require; fill my mind with your wisdom.

Daniel 9:14

You, O Lord our God, were prepared to punish us, and you did, because you always do what is right, and we did not listen to you.

Malachi 2:17

You have tired the Lord out with your talk. But you ask, “How have we tired him?” By saying, “The Lord Almighty thinks all evildoers are good; in fact he likes them.” Or by asking, “Where is the God who is supposed to be just?”