Jeremiah 12:2-4

Evangelical Heritage Version

² You plant them, and they take root.
They grow, and they produce fruit.
You are always on their lips,
but far from their hearts.
³ But you know me, Lord.
You see me and test the attitude of my heart toward you.
Drag them away like sheep for the slaughter,
and set them apart for the day when they will be put to death.
⁴ How long will the land mourn,
and the grass in the whole countryside wither?
Because of the evil of the people who live there,
the animals and birds are dying,
for the people have said,
“He will not see how things turn out for us.”^[a]