Jeremiah 12:3 — Bible Verse (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.”
Jeremiah 12:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 12:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 12:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But you, Yahweh, know me. You see me, and test my heart toward you. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.”
Jeremiah 12:3 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 12:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Jeremiah 12:3 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 12:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast known me, Thou seest me, and hast tried my heart with Thee, Draw them away as sheep to slaughter, And separate them for a day of slaughter.”
Jeremiah 12:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 12:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But thou, Jehovah, knowest me; thou hast seen me, and proved my heart toward thee. Drag them out like sheep for the slaughter, and set them apart for the day of slaughter. ”
Jeremiah 12:3 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 12:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But thou, Lord, knowest me: thou hast seene me, and tried mine heart towarde thee: pull them out like sheepe for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.”
Jeremiah 12:3 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 12:3 in Context — Jeremiah 12
1 Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?
2 Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
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.
4 How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.
5 If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
What Does Jeremiah 12:3 Mean?
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