Jeremiah

Jeremiah 12:3–4

3But You know me, O LORD;

You see me and test my heart toward You.

Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter

and set them apart for the day of carnage.

4How long will the land mourn

and the grass of every field be withered?

Because of the evil of its residents,

the animals and birds have been swept away,

for the people have said,

“He cannot see what our end will be.”

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Jeremiah 12:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But Youוְאַתָּ֤הwə·’at·tāhConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
know meיְדַעְתָּ֔נִיyə·ḏa‘·tā·nîVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singularH3045 know
O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
You see meתִּרְאֵ֕נִיtir·’ê·nîVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singularH7200 see
and testוּבָחַנְתָּ֥ū·ḇā·ḥan·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH974 examine, try
my heartלִבִּ֖יlib·bîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
toward Youאִתָּ֑ךְ’it·tāḵPreposition; second person masculine singularH854 with
Drag awayהַתִּקֵם֙hat·ti·qêmVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH5423 pull, draw, tear away, apart, off
like sheepכְּצֹ֣אןkə·ṣōnPreposition-k; Noun - common singularH6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
to the slaughterלְטִבְחָ֔הlə·ṭiḇ·ḥāhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH2878 thing slaughtered, slaughtered meat, slaughter
and set them apartוְהַקְדִּשֵׁ֖םwə·haq·di·šêmConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH6942 be set apart, consecrated
for the dayלְי֥וֹםlə·yō·wmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of carnageהֲרֵגָֽה׃סhă·rê·ḡāhNoun - feminine singularH2028 slaughter

Jeremiah 12:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
How longעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
will the landהָאָ֔רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte·’ĕ·ḇalVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH56 mourn
and the grassוְעֵ֥שֶׂבwə·‘ê·śeḇConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH6212 herb, herbage
of everyכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הhaś·śā·ḏehArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7704 id.
be witheredיִיבָ֑שׁyî·ḇāšVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3001 be dry, dried up, withered
Because of the evilמֵרָעַ֣תmê·rā·‘aṯPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH7451 bad, evil
of its residentsיֹֽשְׁבֵי־yō·šə·ḇê-Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH3427 sit, remain, dwell
the animalsבְהֵמוֹת֙ḇə·hê·mō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH929 beast, animal, cattle
and birdsוָע֔וֹףwā·‘ō·wp̄Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
have been swept awayסָפְתָ֤הsā·p̄ə·ṯāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH5595 sweep away or snatch away, catch up
forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the people have saidאָמְר֔וּ’ā·mə·rūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH559 utter, say
He cannotלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
seeיִרְאֶ֖הyir·’ehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
what our end will beאַחֲרִיתֵֽנוּ׃’a·ḥă·rî·ṯê·nūNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common pluralH319 after-part, end

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 12:3 2 Kings 20:3 · Jeremiah 17:18 · Psalm 139:1–4 · James 5:5 · Psalm 17:3 · Jeremiah 50:27 · Psalm 44:21–22 · Psalm 139:23 · Psalm 26:1

Jeremiah 12:4 Jeremiah 9:10 · Psalm 107:34 · Jeremiah 4:25 · Hosea 4:3 · Jeremiah 7:20 · Jeremiah 5:31 · Romans 8:22 · Jeremiah 23:10 · Joel 1:10–17 · Habakkuk 3:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.