3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 12:3:1 ⧉וְאַתָּ֤הveatabut you Jeremiah 12:3:2 ⧉יְהוָה֙yahwehLORD Jeremiah 12:3:3 ⧉יְדַעְתָּ֔נִיyedataniyou know me Jeremiah 12:3:4 ⧉תִּרְאֵ֕נִיtireniyou see me Jeremiah 12:3:5 ⧉וּבָחַנְתָּ֥uvakhantaand you tested Jeremiah 12:3:6 ⧉לִבִּ֖יlibimy heart Jeremiah 12:3:7 ⧉אִתָּ֑ךְitakhwith you Jeremiah 12:3:8 ⧉הַתִּקֵם֙hatikempull them out Jeremiah 12:3:9 ⧉כְּצֹ֣אןketsonlike sheep Jeremiah 12:3:10 ⧉לְטִבְחָ֔הletivkhafor slaughter Jeremiah 12:3:11 ⧉וְהַקְדִּשֵׁ֖םvehakdishemand set them apart Jeremiah 12:3:12 ⧉לְי֥וֹםleyomfor the day of Jeremiah 12:3:13 ⧉הֲרֵגָֽה׃סharegakilling |
3. Formal Translation But you, LORD {Yahweh, All-Knowing Judge}, know me; you see me and have tested my heart in your presence. Pull them out like sheep for slaughter, and dedicate them for the day of killing. |
3. Dynamic Translation But you, LORD {Yahweh, Heart-Knower}, know who I am; you watch me and have examined my heart in your presence. Drag them out like sheep headed for slaughter, and prepare them for the day of destruction. |