Why does God allow evil and wicked people to live and hurt others?

You are always righteous, Lord,
when I bring a case before you.
Yet I would speak with you about your justice:
Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all the faithless live at ease? You have planted them, and they have taken root;
they grow and bear fruit.
You are always on their lips
but far from their hearts.

God replies to Jeremiah

Your relatives, members of your own family—
even they have betrayed you;
they have raised a loud cry against you.
Do not trust them,
though they speak well of you.
"I will forsake my house,
abandon my inheritance;
I will give the one I love
into the hands of her enemies. (Jeremiah 12:1, 2, 6, 7 NIV)

It almost seems like God points back and says why do the wicked live, look around Jeremiah and tell me why you and your relatives and your people are wicked. I have loved them, I have been their God, I have given them this land, I have walked with them, I gave you my law. God cries out I love Israel my people, but they have rejected me and turned to evil. And so though my heart breaks I must reject them.

God so loves his people that he restrains from bringing his wrath on the wicked. He sends them warnings and rebuke and prophets to try to help them turn from sin. But in the end they would not turn and became worse so finally he brings destruction. I don't understand how their is justice in that God. How can you love both the leader and the oppressed in Israel and yet allow the leader to lead the common people and poor into sin. God how can you allow the leader to sin against the people and bring poverty and hunger and war to them?

God says I love my people. I love the leaders. I love the common people and the poor who are powerless.

God you and your plans do not make sense to me. But I believe you love me. And I believe you love others even if sometimes I doubt it. But often I focus on the material worldly blessings that some have instead of the eternal hoe that God offers to all people.

God I ask that you show me the greatness and breadth of you love. If you would please reveal how you can love all people and allow wickedness and allow people to not know you.
Amen