Jeremiah 12:1
The Scripture
(1) Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Jeremiah condemns the people of Judah for their continual sin and the king’s false hope of peace. He warns that the day of the Lord will bring a severe judgment that will cut off the hope of the righteous. The chapter ends with a promise that the righteous will be saved and the tree of life will be restored.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 11:20Genesis 18:25Deuteronomy 32:4Psalms 51:4Psalms 119:75Psalms 119:137Psalms 145:17Daniel 9:7Habakkuk 1:13Habakkuk 1:14Habakkuk 1:15Habakkuk 1:16
Related verses (shared words)
Isaiah 33:1Ezekiel 3:21Habakkuk 1:4Isaiah 24:16Habakkuk 1:13Matthew 10:41