Hebrew Interlinear
Jeremiah 12:3 Interlinear
“ 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”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְאַתָּ֤ה | H859 | thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you | |
| 2 | יְהוָה֙ | H3068 | But thou O LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 3 | יְדַעְתָּ֔נִי | H3045 | knowest | to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o |
| 4 | תִּרְאֵ֕נִי | H7200 | me thou hast seen | to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) |
| 5 | וּבָחַנְתָּ֥ | H974 | me and tried | to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate |
| 6 | לִבִּ֖י | H3820 | mine heart | the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything |
| 7 | אִתָּ֑ךְ | H854 | properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc | |
| 8 | הַתִּקֵם֙ | H5423 | toward thee pull them out | to tear off |
| 9 | כְּצֹ֣אן | H6629 | like sheep | a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men) |
| 10 | לְטִבְחָ֔ה | H2878 | for the slaughter | properly, something slaughtered; hence, a beast (or meat, as butchered); abstractly butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter) |
| 11 | וְהַקְדִּשֵׁ֖ם | H6942 | and prepare | to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally) |
| 12 | לְי֥וֹם | H3117 | them for the day | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 13 | הֲרֵגָֽה׃ | H2028 | of slaughter | slaughter |
Verse Context
Jeremiah 12:2Thou hast planted them yea they have taken root yea they bring forth...
Jeremiah 12:3 (current) 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
Jeremiah 12:4 mourn How long shall the land and the herbs ...