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Jeremiah 12:3

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12:3 But you, Lord, know all about me.

You watch me and test my devotion to you. 1 

Drag these wicked men away like sheep to be slaughtered!

Appoint a time when they will be killed! 2 

1 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 his every move. The reverse ought to be true. Jeremiah shouldn’t be suffering the onslaughts of his fellow countrymen as he is. The wicked who are prospering should be experiencing punishment.

2 tn Heb “set aside for them a day of killing.”



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