Jeremiah 12:3-5

New American Standard Bible

³ But You ^(A)know me, Lord;
You see me
And ^(B)examine my heart’s attitude toward You.
Drag them off like sheep for the slaughter,
And ^[a]set them apart for a ^(C)day of slaughter!
⁴ How long is the ^(D)land to mourn,
And the ^(E)vegetation of the ^[b]countryside to dry up?
Due to the ^(F)wickedness of those who live in it,
^(G)Animals and birds have been snatched away,
Because people have said, “He will not see our final ^(H)end.”