Psa 37:35-36, Jer 12:2 | ESV | STEP | I have seen a wicked , ruthless man, spreading himself like a green laurel tree.

Psalms 37:35-36

35 ^aI have seen a wicked, ruthless man,
spreading himself like ^ba green laurel tree. ^{▼▼The identity of this tree is uncertain}
36 But he passed away, ^{▼▼Or But one passed by} and behold, ^ehe was no more;
though I sought him, he could not be found.

Jeremiah 12:2

2 You plant them, and they take root;
they grow and produce fruit;
^fyou are near in their mouth
and far from their heart.