Jeremiah 12:1-3

Complete Jewish Bible

12 Adonai, although you would be in the right
if I were to dispute with you,
nevertheless I want to discuss
some points of justice with you:
Why do the wicked prosper?
Why do the treacherous all thrive?
² You planted them, and they took root;
they grow, and they bear fruit.
You are near in their mouths,
though far from their hearts.
³ But, Adonai, you know me and see me;
you test my devotion to you;
drag them away like sheep to be slaughtered,
and set them apart for the day of slaughter.