Jeremiah 12:1
Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?
Çalışma Notu
Study Note
Jeremiah's complaint — 'righteous are you, O LORD, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper?' — is the most formally explicit theodicy in the prophetic literature, combining attribution of divine justice with a question that appears to contradict it. The opening affirmation ('righteous are you') is a legal formula establishing the court's fairness before the plaintiff proceeds, structuring the lament as complaint within trust rather than rebellion. The question itself ('why does the way of the wicked prosper?') belongs to the oldest wisdom tradition (Psalm 73; Habakkuk 1) and receives no direct answer in the passage — only the announcement of further judgment to come. The verse models the prophetic and wisdom tradition's integration of theological conviction and honest intellectual struggle.
Diğer Çeviriler
Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, when I contend with thee; yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?
Righteous <FI>art<Fi> Thou, O Jehovah, When I plead towards thee, Only, judgments do I speak with Thee, Wherefore did the way of the wicked prosper? At rest have been all treacherous dealers.
You are in the right, O Lord, when I put my cause before you: still let me take up with you the question of your decisions: why does the evil-doer do well? why are the workers of deceit living in comfort?
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