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Jeremiah 12:1
King James Version (1769 Blayney revision, with Apocrypha) · Berean Standard Bible
Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee (note: Or, let me reason the case with thee) of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?
Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?