Jeremiah 12:3
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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.But You know me, O LORD; You see me and test my heart toward You. Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter and set them apart for the day of carnage.
In other translations
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.But You know me, O LORD; You see me and test my heart toward You. Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter and set them apart for the day of carnage.
Hebrew words
וְאַתָּהve'atahand youH859יְהוָהyahwehO YahwehH3068יְדַעְתָּנִיyeda'taniyou know meH3045תִּרְאֵנִיtir'eniyou see meH7200וּבָחַנְתָּuvachantaand you testH974לִבִּיlibiheart myH3820אִתָּךְ'itakhwith youH854הַתִּקֵםhatikemdrag away themH5423כְּצֹאןketzonlike sheepH6629לְטִבְחָהletivchahto slaughterH2878וְהַקְדִּשֵׁםvehakdishemand set apart themH6942לְיוֹםleyomto a day ofH3117הֲרֵגָה׃ סharegahslaughterH2028
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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