Jeremiah 12:2

"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?"

Key Reflection

This passage expresses the speaker's conviction that God is righteous even in challenging him about perceived injustices, yet it also reveals a deep-seated dissatisfaction with the world’s apparent inequities, where the wicked seem to thrive and find ease while the faithful suffer.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Their veins -i. e., their heart. The reins were regarded by the Jews as the seat of the affections.

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