From out of the populous city, men groan. The soul of the wounded cries out, yet God doesn't regard the folly.
Jeremiah 12:2 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit: you are near in their mouth, and far from their heart. 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 out of the populous city, men groan. The soul of the wounded cries out, yet God doesn't regard the folly.
I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
The Lord said, *Because this people draws near with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a mitzvah of men which has been taught;
For the LORD of Armies, who planted you, has pronounced evil against you, because of the evil of the house of Yisra'el and of the house of Yehudah, which they have worked for themselves in provoking me to anger by offering incense to Ba`al.
Yet for all this her treacherous sister Yehudah has not returned to me with her whole heart, but only in pretense, says the LORD.
Thus shall you tell him, Thus says the LORD: Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up; and this in the whole land.
They come to you as the people comes, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but don't do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.
They haven't cried to me with their heart, but they howl on their beds. They assemble themselves for grain and new wine. They turn away from me.
You who have purer eyes than to see evil, and who cannot look on perversity, why do you tolerate those who deal treacherously, and keep silent when the wicked swallows up the man who is more righteous than he,
'These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
He answered them, *Well did Yeshaiyahu prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.