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Jeremiah 12:1
Righteous are You, O LORD,
from The Prosperity of the Wicked, Jeremiah 12:1-4
What it says

Jeremiah confesses the LORD's righteousness and then asks why the wicked prosper and the treacherous live securely.

What it is doing

This verse opens the chapter with a reverent complaint about apparent injustice.

In context

1Righteous are You, O LORD, 2You planted them, and they have taken root. 3But You know me, O LORD; 4How long will the land mourn