The question “Why does the way of the wicked prosper?”, and the words “If you have run with the footmen”
"악한 자의 길이 형통하며" 하는 물음과 "네가 보행자와 함께 달려도" 하는 말
Jeremiah 12:1–6: the speaker (“I”) says, “You are righteous, LORD, when I contend with you; yet I would like to plead a case with you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are they all at ease who deal very treacherously? 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. But you, LORD, know me. You see me, and test my heart toward you. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter. How long will the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole country wither? Because of the wickedness of those who dwell therein, the animals and birds are consumed; because they said, ‘He won’t see our latter end.’” The text goes on, “If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? Though in a land of peace you are secure, yet how will you do in the pride of the Jordan? For even your brothers, and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you! Even they have cried aloud after you! Don’t believe them, though they speak beautiful words to you.” Neither edition names the speaker of 12:1–4, and 12:5–6 carry no words naming who speaks; WEB does not close at 12:6 the quotation it opens at 12:5. The Korean Revised Version reads at 12:5 요단의 창일한 중에서는 (in the flooding of the Jordan), where WEB reads “in the pride of the Jordan”.
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- JER 12:1–6, engwebp
1You are righteous, LORD, when I contend with you; yet I would like to plead a case with you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are they all at ease who deal very treacherously?
2You 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.
3But you, LORD, know me. You see me, and test my heart toward you. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.
4How long will the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole country wither? Because of the wickedness of those who dwell therein, the animals and birds are consumed; because they said, “He won’t see our latter end.”
5“If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? Though in a land of peace you are secure, yet how will you do in the pride of the Jordan?
6For even your brothers, and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you! Even they have cried aloud after you! Don’t believe them, though they speak beautiful words to you.
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Entry: The question “Why does the way of the wicked prosper?”, and the words “If you have run with the footmen” (event-jer-12-why-does-the-way-of-the-wicked-prosper)
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Current wording: Jeremiah 12:1–6: the speaker (“I”) says, “You are righteous, LORD, when I contend with you; yet I would like to plead a case with you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are they all at ease who deal very treacherously? 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. But you, LORD, know me. You see me, and test my heart toward you. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter. How long will the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole country wither? Because of the wickedness of those who dwell therein, the animals and birds are consumed; because they said, ‘He won’t see our latter end.’” The text goes on, “If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? Though in a land of peace you are secure, yet how will you do in the pride of the Jordan? For even your brothers, and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you! Even they have cried aloud after you! Don’t believe them, though they speak beautiful words to you.” Neither edition names the speaker of 12:1–4, and 12:5–6 carry no words naming who speaks; WEB does not close at 12:6 the quotation it opens at 12:5. The Korean Revised Version reads at 12:5 요단의 창일한 중에서는 (in the flooding of the Jordan), where WEB reads “in the pride of the Jordan”.
Cited evidence: JER 12:1–6, engwebp
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