Jeremiah+Chapter+12

12:4 Cross reference to 4:25 - Everything is desolate & 7:20 0h behold my anger will be poured out on everything - man and his beast

v.5 - if you can't handle the little issues, how will you handle anything important that I give you?

12:7-13 God retains freedom to respond to a rebelious people

The people are thinking we're saying the right things, we have the temple, so we have done what we need to do to please God and now we can go our own way.

v.17 - If they will not listen. How does that speak to our nation today?

So what is the answer to Jeremiah's question "Why do the wicked prosper?" Is there a direct answer?
 * They won't for long
 * Check out Luke 16 The rich man and Lazarus