Jeremiah 12:3 New English Translation
3 But you, Lord, know all about me.
You watch me and test my devotion to you.[a]
Drag these wicked men away like sheep to be slaughtered!
Appoint a time when they will be killed![b]
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 12:3 tn Heb “You, Lord, know me. You watch me and you test my heart toward you.”sn Jeremiah appears to be complaining like Job that God cares nothing about the prosperity of the wicked, but watches Jeremiah’s every move. The reverse ought to be true. Jeremiah should not be suffering the onslaughts of his fellow countrymen as he is. The wicked who are prospering should be experiencing punishment.
- Jeremiah 12:3 tn Heb “set aside for them a day of killing.”
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