Verse 3
Jeremiah 12:3
Free Bible Version
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But you know me, Lord, you see me, and examine what I think about you. Drag off these people like sheep to be slaughtered; keep them apart for the time when they're killed.
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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