Jer 12:3 | JFB | e4.org | 3. knowest me — ( ). tried . . . heart — ( ). toward thee —rather, "with Thee," that is, entirely devoted to Thee; contrasted with the hypocrites ( ), "near in . . . mouth, and far from . . . reins." This being so, how is it that I fare so ill, they so well? pull . . . out —containing the metaphor, from a "rooted tree" ( ). prepare —literally, "separate," or "set apart as devoted." day of slaughter

‏ Jeremiah 12:3

3. knowest me— (Ps 139:1).

tried . . . heart— (Jer 11:20).

toward thee—rather, "with Thee," that is, entirely devoted to Thee; contrasted with the hypocrites (Jer 12:2), "near in . . . mouth, and far from . . . reins." This being so, how is it that I fare so ill, they so well?

pull . . . out—containing the metaphor, from a "rooted tree" (Jer 12:2).

prepare—literally, "separate," or "set apart as devoted."

day of slaughter— (Jas 5:5).