(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of Godכִּ֥י
kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedאָרִ֖יב
rîyb
properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defendאֵלֶ֑יךָ
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, toאַ֤ךְ
ʼak
a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) onlyמִשְׁפָּטִים֙
mishpâṭ
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a styleאֲדַבֵּ֣ר
dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueאוֹתָ֔ךְ
ʼêth
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)מַדּ֗וּעַ
maddûwaʻ
what (is) known?; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?דֶּ֤רֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbרְשָׁעִים֙
râshâʻ
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad personצָלֵ֔חָה
tsâlach
to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)שָׁל֖וּ
shâlâh
to be tranquil, i.e. secure or successfulכָּל
kôl
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)בֹּ֥גְדֵי
bâgad
to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillageבָֽגֶד
beged
a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
Jeremiah 12:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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You, O Lord are [uncompromisingly] righteous and consistently just when I plead my case with You; Yet let me discuss issues of justice with You: Why has the way of the wicked prospered? Why are those who deal in treachery (deceit) at ease and thriving?
Jeremiah's opening complaint - why do the wicked prosper - places him alongside Job and several psalmists wrestling honestly with the same unresolved question.
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Today's memory verse · from this session
“You, O Lord are [uncompromisingly] righteous and consistently just when I plead my case with You; Yet let me discuss issues of justice with You: Why has the way of the wicked prospered? Why are those who deal in treachery (deceit) at ease and thriving?”
Jeremiah's opening complaint - why do the wicked prosper - places him alongside Job and several psalmists wrestling honestly with the same unresolved question.