You have (A)planted them, they have also taken root;
They grow, they have also produced fruit.
You are (B)near [a]to their lips
But far from their [b]mind.

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  1. Jeremiah 12:2 Lit in their mouth
  2. Jeremiah 12:2 Lit kidneys

You have planted(A) them, and they have taken root;
    they grow and bear fruit.(B)
You are always on their lips
    but far from their hearts.(C)

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14 And (A)they do not cry to Me from their heart
When they wail on their beds;
For the sake of grain and new wine they [a](B)assemble themselves,
They (C)turn against Me.

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  1. Hosea 7:14 Or LXX and many ancient mss gash themselves

14 They do not cry out to me from their hearts(A)
    but wail on their beds.
They slash themselves,[a] appealing to their gods
    for grain and new wine,(B)
    but they turn away from me.(C)

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  1. Hosea 7:14 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts They gather together