Jeremiah 12:3-5

New International Reader's Version

³ Lord, you know me and see me.
    You test my thoughts about you.
Drag those people off like sheep to be killed!
    Set them apart for the day of their death!
⁴ How long will the land be thirsty for water?
    How long will the grass in every field be dry?
The people who live in the land are evil.
    So the animals and birds have died.
And that’s not all. The people are saying,
    “The Lord won’t see what happens to us.”

⁵ The Lord says, “Suppose you have raced against people.
    And suppose they have worn you out.
    Then how would you be able to race against horses?
Suppose you feel safe only in open country.
    Then how would you get along in the bushes near the Jordan River?