Jeremiah 12:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 12:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְאַתָּ֤ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
יְדַעְתָּ֔נִי
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
תִּרְאֵ֕נִי
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וּבָחַנְתָּ֥
bâchan
H974
to test
לִבִּ֖י
lêb
H3820
heart
אִתָּ֑ךְ
ʼêth
H854
with
הַתִּקֵם֙
nâthaq
H5423
to pull away
כְּצֹ֣אן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
לְטִבְחָ֔ה
ṭibchâh
H2878
meat
וְהַקְדִּשֵׁ֖ם
qâdash
H6942
to consecrate
לְי֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הֲרֵגָֽה
hărêgâh
H2028
slaughter
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World English Bible Public Domain
But you, Yahweh, know me; you see me, and try my heart toward you: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But you, Yahweh, know me; you see me and you test my heart toward you. Drag them away like sheep for slaughter, and set them apart for the day of slaughter!
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