Jeremiah 12:1-4

Jeremiah 12:1-4

[1] 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?  [2] Thou hast planted  them, yea, they have taken root:  yea, they bring forth  fruit:  thou art near  in their mouth,  and far from  their reins.  [3] But thou, O LORD,  knowest  me: thou hast seen  me, and tried  mine heart  toward thee: pull them out  like sheep  for the slaughter,  and prepare  them for the day  of slaughter.  [4] How long shall the land  mourn,  and the herbs  of every field  wither,  for the wickedness  of them that dwell  therein? the beasts  are consumed,  and the birds;  because they said,  He shall not see  our last end.