Jeremiah 12:2-4

New International Reader's Version

² You have planted them.
    Their roots are deep in the ground.
    They grow and produce fruit.
They honor you by what they say.
    But their hearts are far away from you.
³ Lord, you know me and see me.
    You test my thoughts about you.
Drag those people off like sheep to be killed!
    Set them apart for the day of their death!
⁴ How long will the land be thirsty for water?
    How long will the grass in every field be dry?
The people who live in the land are evil.
    So the animals and birds have died.
And that’s not all. The people are saying,
    “The Lord won’t see what happens to us.”