Verse 3
Jeremiah 12:3
World English Bible
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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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ יְדַעְתָּ֔/נִי תִּרְאֵ֕/נִי וּ/בָחַנְתָּ֥ לִבִּ֖/י אִתָּ֑/ךְ הַתִּקֵ/ם֙ כְּ/צֹ֣אן לְ/טִבְחָ֔ה וְ/הַקְדִּשֵׁ֖/ם לְ/י֥וֹם הֲרֵגָֽה
English Translation
And you, O Lord, know me; you see me and have examined my heart; you lead me like sheep to the slaughter and have consecrated me for the day of slaughter.
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