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Jeremiah 12:2

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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
נְטַעְתָּם֙ne.ta'.Tamyou have planted themH5193 →
גַּם־gam-alsoH1571 →
שֹׁרָ֔שׁוּsho.Ra.shuthey have taken rootH8327 →
יֵלְכ֖וּye.le.Khuthey walkH1980 →
גַּם־gam-alsoH1571 →
עָ֣שׂוּ'A.suthey have producedH6213 →
פֶ֑רִיFe.rifruitH6529 →
קָר֤וֹבka.Rov[are] nearH7138 →
אַתָּה֙'a.TahyouH859 →
בְּפִיהֶ֔םbe.fi.Hemin mouth theirH6310 →
וְרָח֖וֹקve.ra.Chokand distantH7350 →
מִכִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃mi.kil.yo.tei.Hemfrom kidneys theirH3629 →

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Isaiah 29:13Therefore 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.Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.Deuteronomy 30:14But the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may obey it.Matthew 15:8‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.Daniel 4:10In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great.Jeremiah 11:17The LORD of Hosts, who planted you, has decreed disaster against you on account of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have brought upon themselves, provoking Me to anger by burning incense to Baal.”Ezekiel 33:31So 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.Jeremiah 45:4Thus Jeremiah was to say to Baruch: “This is what the LORD says: Throughout the land I will demolish what I have built and uproot what I have planted.Ezekiel 17:5–10He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters and set it out like a willow.Job 22:18But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.Mark 7:6Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.Jeremiah 3:10Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD.Ezekiel 19:10–13Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, planted by the water; it was fruitful and full of branches because of the abundant waters.Psalms 80:9You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.Jeremiah 2:5This is what the LORD says: “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me, and followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves?Numbers 22:8“Spend the night here,” Balaam replied, “and I will give you the answer that the LORD speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.Daniel 11:7But one from her family line will rise up in his place, come against the army of the king of the North, and enter his fortress, fighting and prevailing.Psalms 73:27Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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