Jeremiah 12:2-4

Christian Standard Bible

² You planted them,^(A) and they have taken root.
They have grown and produced fruit.
You are ever on their lips,^[a]
but far from their conscience.^[b](B)
3 As for you, Lord, you know me; you see me.^(C)
You test whether my heart is with you.^(D)
Drag the wicked away like sheep to slaughter^(E)
and set them apart for the day of killing.
⁴ How long will the land mourn^(F)
and the grass of every field wither?
Because of the evil of its residents,
animals and birds have been swept away,^(G)
for the people have said,
“He cannot see what our end will be.”^[c](H)