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Jeremiah 12:3-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Jeremiah 12:3-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 But you, O Lord, know me;
you see me and test me; my heart is with you.
Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter,
and set them apart for the day of slaughter.(A)
4 How long will the land mourn
and the grass of every field wither?
For the wickedness of those who live in it,
the animals and the birds are swept away,
and because people said, “He is blind to our ways.”[a](B)
God Replies to Jeremiah
5 If you have raced with runners and they have wearied you,
how will you compete with horses?
And if you trust in a safe land,
how will you fare in the thickets of the Jordan?(C)
Footnotes
- 12.4 Gk: Heb to our future
Jeremiah 12:3-5
New International Version
Jeremiah 12:3-5
New International Version
3 Yet you know me, Lord;
you see me and test(A) my thoughts about you.
Drag them off like sheep(B) to be butchered!
Set them apart for the day of slaughter!(C)
4 How long will the land lie parched(D)
and the grass in every field be withered?(E)
Because those who live in it are wicked,
the animals and birds have perished.(F)
Moreover, the people are saying,
“He will not see what happens to us.”
God’s Answer
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 12:5 Or you feel secure only
- Jeremiah 12:5 Or the flooding of
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