Jeremiah 12:1 New English Translation
Jeremiah Appeals to God
12 Lord, you have always been fair
whenever I have complained to you.[a]
However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice.[b]
Why are wicked people successful?[c]
Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 12:1 tn Or “Lord, you are fair when I present my case before you.”
- Jeremiah 12:1 tn Heb “judgments” or “matters of justice.” For the nuances of “complain to,” “fair,” and “disposition of justice” assumed here, see BDB 936 s.v. רִיב Qal.4 (cf. Judg 21:22); BDB 843 s.v. צַדִּיק 1.d (cf. Pss 7:12; 11:7); and BDB 1049 s.v. מִשְׁפָּט 1.f (cf. Isa 26:8; Ps 10:5; Ezek 7:27).
- Jeremiah 12:1 tn Heb “Why does the way [= course of life] of the wicked prosper?”
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