Parallel Verses
Amplified
You have planted them, they have also taken root;
They grow, they have even produced fruit.
You are
But [You are] far from their heart and mind.
New American Standard Bible
They grow, they have even produced fruit.
You are
But far from their
King James Version
Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
Holman Bible
They have grown and produced fruit.
You are ever on their lips,
but far from their conscience.
International Standard Version
You plant them and they take root, they grow and bear fruit. "You are near to us," they say with their mouths, but the truth is that you're far from their hearts.
A Conservative Version
Thou have planted them. Yea, they have taken root, they grow. Yea, they bring forth fruit. Thou are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.
American Standard Version
Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root; they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their heart.
Bible in Basic English
They have been planted by you, they have taken root; they go on and give fruit: you are near in their mouths but far from their thoughts.
Darby Translation
Thou hast planted them, they also have taken root: they advance, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, but far from their reins.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou didst plant them; they took root; they went on, also they made fruit: thou being near in their mouth, and far off from their reins.
King James 2000
You have planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: you are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Not only do you plant them, they take root. They grow, but also they produce fruit. You [are] near in their mouths, but far from their {inmost beings}.
Modern King James verseion
You have planted them; yea, they take root. They grow, yea, they make fruit. You are near in their mouth and far from their reins.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou plantest them, they take root, they grow, and bring forth fruit. They boast much of thee, yet doest thou not punish them.
NET Bible
You plant them like trees and they put down their roots. They grow prosperous and are very fruitful. They always talk about you, but they really care nothing about you.
New Heart English Bible
You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit: you are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.
The Emphasized Bible
Thou didst plant them, yea they took root, They have gone on yea they have borne fruit, - Near, art thou, in their mouth, But far off from their affections,
Webster
Thou hast planted them, yes, they have taken root: they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
World English Bible
You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit: you are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root, They go on, yea, they have made fruit, Near art Thou in their mouth, And far off from their reins.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 12:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jeremiah's Complaint
1
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?
You have planted them, they have also taken root;
They grow, they have even produced fruit.
You are
But [You are] far from their heart and mind.
But You, O Lord, know me [and understand my devotion to You];
You see me;
And You examine the attitude of my heart toward You.
Drag out the faithless like sheep for the slaughter [O Lord]
And set them apart for the day of slaughter.
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 29:13
Then the Lord said,
And honors Me [only] with their lip service,
But they remove their hearts far from Me,
And their reverence for Me is a tradition that is learned by rote [without any regard for its meaning],
Jeremiah 11:17
For the Lord of hosts, who planted you, has pronounced evil and horror against you because of the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done to provoke Me [to anger] by offering sacrifices and burning incense to Baal.
Titus 1:16
They profess to know God [to recognize and be acquainted with Him], but by their actions they deny and disown Him. They are detestable and disobedient and worthless for good work of any kind.
Jeremiah 45:4
Say this to him, ‘The Lord speaks in this way, “Behold, what I have built I will break down, and that which I have planted I will uproot, that is, the whole land.”
Ezekiel 17:5-10
He also took some of the seed of the land (
Ezekiel 33:31
They come to you as people come, and they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not practice them; for with their mouth they express loving devotion, but their heart goes after their (unlawful) gain.
Matthew 15:8
Jeremiah 3:10
Yet in spite of all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to Me with her whole heart, but rather in [blatant] deception [she merely pretended obedience to King Josiah’s reforms],” declares the Lord.
Ezekiel 19:10-13
‘Your mother [Jerusalem] was like a vine in your
Planted by the waters;
It was fruitful and full of branches
Because of abundant water.
Mark 7:6
He replied,