Jeremiah 12:1
Righteous art Thou, O Jehovah, When I plead towards thee, Only, judgments do I speak with Thee, Wherefore did the way of the wicked prosper? At rest have been all treacherous dealers.This verse in the real world
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- שָׁלָהshâlâhto be tranquil, i.e. secure or successful
- צָלַחtsâlachto push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
- רִיבrîybproperly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy;
- צַדִּיקtsaddîyqjust
- בֶּגֶדbegeda covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
- רָשָׁעrâshâʻmorally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
- מִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭproperly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentenc
- דֶּרֶךְdereka road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Mal 3:15, Psa 92:7, Psa 37:1, Psa 73:3–28, Psa 51:4, Psa 37:35, Psa 94:3–4, Dan 9:7