Jeremiah 12:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 12:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 12:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 12:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You have planted them. Yes, they have taken root. They grow. Yes, they produce fruit. You are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.”
Jeremiah 12:2 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 12:2 ASV — 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. ”
Jeremiah 12:2 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 12:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root, They go on, yea, they have made fruit, Near <FI>art<Fi> Thou in their mouth, And far off from their reins.”
Jeremiah 12:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 12:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thou hast planted them, they also have taken root: they advance, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, but far from their reins. ”
Jeremiah 12:2 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 12:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou hast planted them, and they haue taken roote: they grow, and bring forth fruite: thou art neere in their mouth, and farre from their reines.”
Jeremiah 12:2 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 12:2 in Context — Jeremiah 12
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?
2 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.
3 But thou, O Lord, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.
4 How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.
What Does Jeremiah 12:2 Mean?
Jeremiah 12:2 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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