From the city, men groan; the mortally wounded cry for help, yet God pays no attention to this crime.
Jeremiah 12:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised 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. , Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible You plant them, and they take root; they flourish and bear fruit. You are always on their lips but far from their hearts. Catholic Public Domain Version You planted them, and they took root. They are prospering and bearing fruit. You are near to their mouths, but far from their hearts. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
From the city, men groan; the mortally wounded cry for help, yet God pays no attention to this crime.
I have seen a fool taking root, but I immediately pronounced a curse on his home.
The Lord said: These people approach me with their speeches to honour me with lip-service, yet their hearts are far from me, and human rules direct their worship of me.
‘The Lord of Armies who planted you has decreed disaster against you, because of the disaster the house of Israel and the house of Judah brought on themselves when they angered me by burning incense to Baal.’
Yet in spite of all this, her treacherous sister Judah didn’t return to me with all her heart #– #only in pretence.’ This is the Lord’s declaration.
‘This is what you are to say to him: “This is what the Lord says: ‘What I have built I am about to demolish, and what I have planted I am about to uproot #– #the whole land!
So my people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Their mouths go on passionately, but their hearts pursue dishonest profit.
They do not cry to me from their hearts; rather, they wail on their beds. They slash themselves , for grain and new wine; they turn away from me.
Your eyes are too pure to look on evil, and you cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do you tolerate those who are treacherous? Why are you silent while one who is wicked swallows up one who is more righteous than himself?
This people honours me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
He answered them, ‘Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honours me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
They claim to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.