Jeremiah 12:2
Modern Translations
New International Version
You have planted them, and they have taken root; they grow and bear fruit. You are always on their lips but far from their hearts.

New Living Translation
You have planted them, and they have taken root and prospered. Your name is on their lips, but you are far from their hearts.

English Standard Version
You plant them, and they take root; they grow and produce fruit; you are near in their mouth and far from their heart.

Berean Study Bible
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.

New American Standard Bible
You have planted them, they have also taken root; They grow, they have also produced fruit. You are near to their lips But far from their mind.

NASB 1995
You have planted them, they have also taken root; They grow, they have even produced fruit. You are near to their lips But far from their mind.

NASB 1977
Thou hast planted them, they have also taken root; They grow, they have even produced fruit. Thou art near to their lips But far from their mind.

Amplified Bible
You have planted them, they have also taken root; They grow, they have even produced fruit. You are honored by their [hypocritical] lips But [You are] far from their heart and mind.

Christian Standard Bible
You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their conscience.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their conscience.

Contemporary English Version
You plant them like trees; you let them prosper and produce fruit. Yet even when they praise you, they don't mean it.

Good News Translation
You plant them, and they take root; they grow and bear fruit. They always speak well of you, yet they do not really care about you.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You plant them, and they take root. They grow, and they produce fruit. They speak well of you with their lips, but their hearts are far from you.

International Standard Version
You plant them and they take root, they grow and bear fruit. "You are near to us," they say with their mouths, but the truth is that you're far from their hearts.

NET Bible
You plant them like trees and they put down their roots. They grow prosperous and are very fruitful. They always talk about you, but they really care nothing about you.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; They grow, yes, they bear fruit. You are near in their mouth But far from their mind.

King James 2000 Bible
You have planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: you are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.

New Heart English Bible
You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit: you are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.

World English Bible
You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit: you are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.

American King James Version
You have planted them, yes, they have taken root: they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit: you are near in their mouth, and far from their reins.

American Standard Version
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.

A Faithful Version
You have planted them; yea, they take root. They grow, yea, they bring forth fruit. You are near in their mouth and far from their reins.

Darby Bible Translation
Thou hast planted them, they also have taken root: they advance, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, but far from their reins.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou hast planted them, yes, they have taken root: they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Thou hast planted them, and they haue taken roote: they grow, and bring forth fruite: thou art neere in their mouth, and farre from their reines.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Thou plantest them, they take roote, they growe, and bryng foorth fruite: they boast much of thee, yet art thou farre from their raynes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Thou plantest them, they take rote, they growe, and bringe forth frute. They boost moch off the, yet doest thou not punysh them.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You have planted them, "" Indeed, they have taken root, "" They go on, indeed, they have made fruit, "" You [are] near in their mouth, "" And far off from their reins.

Young's Literal Translation
Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root, They go on, yea, they have made fruit, Near art Thou in their mouth, And far off from their reins.

Smith's Literal Translation
Thou didst plant them; they took root; they went on, also they made fruit: thou being near in their mouth, and far off from their reins.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou hast planted them, and they have taken root: they prosper and bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.

Catholic Public Domain Version
You planted them, and they took root. They are prospering and bearing fruit. You are near to their mouths, but far from their hearts.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
You planted them and their roots grew strong, they grew also; they produced fruit. You are near in their mouths, and you are far from their kidneys

Lamsa Bible
Thou hast planted them; yea, their roots have become strong; they grow, they bring forth fruit; thou art near in their mouth, and far from their hearts.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou hast planted them, and they have taken root; they have begotten children, and become fruitful; thou art near to their mouth, and far from their reins.
















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