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Jeremiah 12:1 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Jeremiah 12:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 12 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Jeremiah's Question
“Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? talk: or, reason the case with thee”
Jeremiah 12:1 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 12:1
This verse opens Jeremiah's complaint: 'Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee.' The Hebrew tsaddiq attah (צַדִּיק אַתָּה) affirms God's righteousness as foundation for the complaint. 'Plead with thee' (riv, contend legally) indicates formal disputation—Jeremiah brings his case to God's court. 'Yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments.' The prophet requests dialogue about mishpatim (מִשְׁפָּטִים, judgments, ordinances, ways of justice). 'Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper?' This is the perennial theodicy question—why do the unrighteous succeed? 'Wherefore are all they h...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 12:1
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“those who work wickedness are built up; yes”
“and all the evil-doers flourish”
“neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.”
“righteousness belongs to you”
“and justice never goes forth; for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice goes forth perverted.”
“who carry their God in their hands.”
“and you only”
“spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.”
“when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.”
“how long will the wicked”