jeremiah 12:3 But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

jeremiah 12:3 But Thou knowest me, O LORD; Thou seest me; And Thou dost examine my heart's [attitude] toward Thee. Drag them off like sheep for the slaughter And set them apart for a day of carnage!

3. knowest me-- (Ps 139:1).
tried . . . heart-- (Jer 11:20).
toward thee--rather, "with Thee," that is, entirely devoted to Thee; contrasted with the hypocrites (Jer 12:2), "near in . . . mouth, and far from . . . reins." This being so, how is it that I fare so ill, they so well?
pull . . . out--containing the metaphor, from a "rooted tree" (Jer 12:2).
prepare--literally, "separate," or "set apart as devoted."
day of slaughter-- (Jas 5:5).

jeremiah 12:3 But Thou knowest me, O LORD; Thou seest me; And Thou dost examine my heart's [attitude] toward Thee. Drag them off like sheep for the slaughter And set them apart for a day of carnage!

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