Jeremiah 12:3
But thou, O Lord, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 12 connects to 10 cross-references. Jeremiah's first confession: why do the wicked prosper? God's answer challenges Jeremiah to race with horses since harder things await. God will abandon his beloved heritage — the vineyard metaphor — but also promises restoration for neighboring nations who return …
Other Translations
But thou, O Jehovah, knowest me; thou seest me, and triest my heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.
And Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast known me, Thou seest me, and hast tried my heart with Thee, Draw them away as sheep to slaughter, And separate them for a day of slaughter.
But you, O Lord, have knowledge of me; you see me, searching and testing how my heart is with you: let them be pulled out like sheep to be put to death, make them ready for the day of death.
Cross References
I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, …
I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the …
But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth …
The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; …
Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the Lord; therefore I …
Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.