Jeremiah 12:3 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 12:3

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.

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ASV

But thou, O Jehovah, knowest me; thou seest me, and triest my heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

But thou, O Lord, knowest me,.... The Lord knew him before he was born, Jer 1:5, he knew what he designed him for, and what use he would make of him; and he knew him now, and loved him, and cared for him, as his prophet; he knew his sincerity and faithfulness, and took notice of it, with what integrity he performed his office, and discharged his duty; and he knew that all his enemies said of him were scandal and reproach, lies and calumnies.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Thou hast seen me ... - Rather, “Thou seest me and triest mine heart” at all times, and knowest the sincerity of its devotion” toward Thee.” Pull them out - The original is used Jer 10:20 of the rending asunder of the cords of the tent, and Eze 17:9 of the tearing up of roots. Jeremiah does not doubt God’s justice, or the ultimate punishment of the wicked, but he wants it administered in a summary way. Prepare - literally, “sanctify,” i. e., devote.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאַתָּ֤ה	ve.'a.Tah	and you	H859 →
יְהוָה֙	Yah.weh	O Yahweh	H3068 →
יְדַעְתָּ֔נִי	ye.da'.Ta.ni	you know me	H3045 →
תִּרְאֵ֕נִי	tir.'E.ni	you see me	H7200 →
וּבָחַנְתָּ֥	u.va.chan.Ta	and you test	H974 →
לִבִּ֖י	li.Bi	heart my	H3820 →
אִתָּ֑ךְ	'i.Takh	with you	H854 →
הַתִּקֵם֙	ha.ti.Kem	drag away them	H5423 →
כְּצֹ֣אן	ke.Tzon	like sheep	H6629 →
לְטִבְחָ֔ה	le.tiv.Chah	to slaughter	H2878 →
וְהַקְדִּשֵׁ֖ם	ve.hak.di.Shem	and set apart them	H6942 →
לְי֥וֹם	le.Yom	to a day of	H3117 →
הֲרֵגָֽה׃ ס	ha.re.Gah	slaughter	H2028 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 17:3
You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.
leads to
- Job 23:10
  Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
- Acts 11:23
  When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
- Psalms 26:2
  Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.
- Psalms 39:1
  I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”
- Malachi 3:2
  But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
Through
James 5:5
You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 5:6
  But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive.
- Luke 16:25
  But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
Through
2 Kings 20:3
“Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
leads to
- Nehemiah 13:22
  Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according…

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Jeremiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About Jeremiah