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You are always on their lips but far from their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You have planted them, and they have taken root and prospered. Your name is on their lips, but you are far from their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You plant them, and they take root; they grow and produce fruit; you are near in their mouth and far from their heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou <i>art</i> near in their mouth, and far from their reins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; They grow, yes, they bear fruit. You <i>are</i> near in their mouth But far from their mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have planted them, they have also taken root; They grow, they have also produced fruit. You are near to their lips But far from their mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You have planted them, they have also taken root; They grow, they have even produced fruit. You are near to their lips But far from their mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thou hast planted them, they have also taken root; They grow, they have even produced fruit. Thou art near to their lips But far from their mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You have planted them; they have also taken root; They grow; they have even produced fruit. You are near to their lips But far from their inmost being.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You have planted them, they have also taken root; They grow, they have even produced fruit. You are honored by their [hypocritical] lips But [You are] far from their heart <i>and</i> mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their conscience.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their conscience. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You plant them like trees; you let them prosper and produce fruit. Yet even when they praise you, they don't mean it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You plant them, and they take root. They grow, and they produce fruit. They speak well of you with their lips, but their hearts are far from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You plant them, and they take root; they grow and bear fruit. They always speak well of you, yet they do not really care about you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You have planted them. Yes, they have taken root. They grow. Yes, they produce fruit. You are near in their mouth, and far from their heart. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You have planted them, "" Indeed, they have taken root, "" They go on, indeed, they have made fruit, "" You [are] near in their mouth, "" And far off from their reins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast planted them, and they have taken root: they prosper and bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You planted them, and they took root. They are prospering and bearing fruit. You are near to their mouths, but far from their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You planted them; they have taken root, they flourish and bear fruit as well. You are upon their lips, but far from their thoughts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You plant them, and they take root; they grow and bring forth fruit; you are near in their mouths yet far from their hearts.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast planted them; yea, their roots have become strong; they grow, they bring forth fruit; thou art near in their mouth, and far from their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You planted them and their roots grew strong, they grew also; they produced fruit. You are near in their mouths, and you are far from their kidneys <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast planted them, and they have taken root; they have begotten children, and become fruitful; thou art near to their mouth, and far from their reins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=3649" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/12.htm">The Prosperity of the Wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5193.htm" title="5193: nə·ṭa‘·tām (V-Qal-Perf-2ms:: 3mp) -- To plant. A primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. Fix; specifically, to plant.">You planted them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/8327.htm" title="8327: šō·rā·šū (V-Pual-Perf-3cp) -- To deal with the roots. A primitive root; to root, i.e. Strike into the soil, or to pluck from it.">they have taken root.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: yê·lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">They have grown</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">produced</a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529: p̄e·rî (N-ms) -- Fruit. From parah; fruit.">fruit.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7138.htm" title="7138: qā·rō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Near. Or qarob; from qarab; near."></a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: bə·p̄î·hem (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">are ever on their lips,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7350.htm" title="7350: wə·rā·ḥō·wq (Conj-w:: Adj-ms) -- Or rachoq; from rachaq; remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially.">but far</a> <a href="/hebrew/3629.htm" title="3629: mik·kil·yō·w·ṯê·hem (Prep-m:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- A kidney. Feminine of kliy; a kidney; figuratively, the mind.">from their hearts.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>But You know me, O LORD; You see me and test my heart toward You. Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter and set them apart for the day of carnage.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Psalm 37:35-36</a></span><br />I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree, / yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Matthew 13:24-30</a></span><br />Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. / But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away. / When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-3.htm">Psalm 73:3-12</a></span><br />For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. / They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed. / They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/21-7.htm">Job 21:7-16</a></span><br />Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power? / Their descendants are established around them, and their offspring before their eyes. / Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-16.htm">Mark 4:16-19</a></span><br />Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy. / But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. / Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8</a></span><br />‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-1.htm">Hosea 10:1-2</a></span><br />Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars. / Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-13.htm">Luke 8:13-14</a></span><br />The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away. / The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/92-7.htm">Psalm 92:7</a></span><br />that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-11.htm">Isaiah 57:11</a></span><br />Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-31.htm">Ezekiel 33:31</a></span><br />So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-21.htm">James 1:21-22</a></span><br />Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls. / Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-3.htm">Proverbs 12:3</a></span><br />A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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 reins.</p><p class="hdg">hast.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/11-17.htm">Jeremiah 11:17</a></b></br> For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/45-4.htm">Jeremiah 45:4</a></b></br> Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, <i>that</i> which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/17-5.htm">Ezekiel 17:5-10</a></b></br> He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed <i>it</i> by great waters, <i>and</i> set it <i>as</i> a willow tree… </p><p class="hdg">grown.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/19-13.htm">Isaiah 19:13</a></b></br> The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, <i>even they that are</i> the stay of the tribes thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/33-31.htm">Ezekiel 33:31</a></b></br> And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee <i>as</i> my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, <i>but</i> their heart goeth after their covetousness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8</a></b></br> This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with <i>their</i> lips; but their heart is far from me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/30-27.htm">Advance</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-5.htm">Always</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-19.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">Far</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-4.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-20.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-28.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-20.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-20.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-21.htm">Mouths</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-17.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Plantest</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-7.htm">Produced</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-20.htm">Reins</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Root</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-20.htm">Thoughts</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/46-3.htm">Advance</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-17.htm">Always</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-13.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-23.htm">Far</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-8.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-8.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-16.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-3.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-10.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-10.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-19.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-6.htm">Mouths</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-13.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/exodus/15-17.htm">Plantest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-36.htm">Produced</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-10.htm">Reins</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-15.htm">Root</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-3.htm">Thoughts</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Jeremiah, complaining of the prosperity of the wicked, by faith sees their ruin.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/12-5.htm">God admonishes him of his brothers' treachery against him;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm">and laments his heritage.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/12-14.htm">He promises to the penitent return from captivity.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Hebrew root for "planted" is "nata," which conveys intentionality and care, much like a gardener with a plant. In the historical context, this reflects God's covenant relationship with Israel, where He "planted" them in the Promised Land. It serves as a reminder of God's providence and the expectation of faithfulness from those He establishes.<p><b>and they have taken root</b><br />The imagery of taking root suggests stability and growth. The Hebrew word "sharash" implies a deep, secure anchoring. This can be seen as a metaphor for how the people of Israel were meant to be deeply rooted in God's laws and commandments. However, the verse hints at a disconnect between their physical establishment and their spiritual fidelity.<p><b>they grow and produce fruit</b><br />Growth and fruitfulness are often used in Scripture to symbolize prosperity and the results of one's actions. The Hebrew word for "grow" is "parach," which means to flourish or blossom. "Fruit" (Hebrew "peri") signifies the outcomes or consequences of one's life. In a spiritual sense, this should reflect righteousness and justice, but the context here suggests a divergence from God's intended purpose.<p><b>You are ever on their lips</b><br />This phrase highlights a superficial religiosity. The Hebrew word "saphah" for "lips" indicates speech or outward expression. The people of Israel were known for their religious rituals and proclamations of faith. However, this external devotion was not matched by internal commitment, a theme echoed by Jesus in the New Testament when He criticized the Pharisees for similar behavior.<p><b>but far from their hearts</b><br />The heart, "leb" in Hebrew, represents the center of one's being, including emotions, will, and intellect. This phrase underscores the disconnect between outward expressions of faith and true devotion. Historically, this was a recurring issue for Israel, as they often fell into idolatry and disobedience despite their covenant with God. The verse serves as a cautionary reminder of the importance of genuine faith that permeates both actions and intentions.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Thou hast planted them.</span>--The words express, of course, the questioning distrust of the prophet. The wicked flourish, so that one would think God had indeed planted them. Yet all the while they were mocking Him with hypocritical worship (here we have an echo of <a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm" title="Why the Lord said, For as much as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:">Isaiah 29:13</a>), uttering His name with their lips while He was far from that innermost being which the Hebrew symbolised by the "reins."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Far from their reins</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> from their heart (the seat of strong impulses and desires); comp. <a href="/psalms/16-7.htm">Psalm 16:7</a>; <a href="/psalms/26-2.htm">Psalm 26:2</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You planted them,</span><br /><span class="heb">נְטַעְתָּם֙</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ṭa‘·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5193.htm">Strong's 5193: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike in, fix, to plant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they have taken root.</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁרָ֔שׁוּ</span> <span class="translit">(šō·rā·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8327.htm">Strong's 8327: </a> </span><span class="str2">To root, strike into the soil, to pluck from it</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They have grown</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵלְכ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yê·lə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">produced</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֣שׂוּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fruit.</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶ֑רִי</span> <span class="translit">(p̄e·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6529.htm">Strong's 6529: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fruit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are ever on their lips,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּפִיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·p̄î·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but far</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרָח֖וֹק</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rā·ḥō·wq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7350.htm">Strong's 7350: </a> </span><span class="str2">Remote, of place, time, precious</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from their conscience.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִכִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mik·kil·yō·w·ṯê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3629.htm">Strong's 3629: </a> </span><span class="str2">A kidney, the mind</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Jeremiah 12:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Jeremiah 12:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Jeremiah 12:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Jeremiah 12:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Jeremiah 12:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Jeremiah 12:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Jeremiah 12:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Jeremiah 12:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Jeremiah 12:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Jeremiah 12:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/12-2.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 12:2 You have planted them yes they have (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 12:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 12:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/12-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 12:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 12:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>