OET interlinear JER 12:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) You planted them and they took root. They continue to produce fruit

(Some words not found in UHB: you,have_planted_them also/yet taken_root grow also/yet they_had_acquired fruit near you(ms) in,mouth_of,their and,distant from,kidneys_of,their )

Here Jeremiah speaks of the wicked as if they were fruit trees. Alternate translation: “They are like fruit trees that you planted, that you allow to prosper and to produce lots of fruit”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) You are near to them in their mouths, but far away from their hearts

(Some words not found in UHB: you,have_planted_them also/yet taken_root grow also/yet they_had_acquired fruit near you(ms) in,mouth_of,their and,distant from,kidneys_of,their )

Here “mouths” represents what a person says. And, “hearts” represents what a person thinks or feels. Alternate translation: “They always say good things about you, but they do not love or respect you”