Jer 12:1 | NET2full | STEP | Lord , you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However , I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice . Why are wicked people successful ? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives ?

‏ Jeremiah 12:1

Jeremiah Appeals to God

1 Lord, you have always been fair
whenever I have complained to you. ^{▼▼tn Or “Lord, you are fair when I present my case before you.”}
However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. ^{▼▼tn Heb “judgments” or “matters of justice.” For the nuances of “complain to,” “fair,” and “disposition of justice” assumed here, see BDB 936 s.v. רִיב Qal.4 (cf. Judg 21:22); BDB 843 s.v. צַדִּיק 1.d (cf. Pss 7:12; 11:7); and BDB 1049 s.v. מִשְׁפָּט 1.f (cf. Isa 26:8; Ps 10:5; Ezek 7:27).}
Why are wicked people successful? ^{▼▼tn Heb “Why does the way [= course of life] of the wicked prosper?”}
Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?