Commentary
Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Jeremiah 12:3
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3. knowest me--(Psa 139:1).
tried ... heart--(Jr 11:20).
toward thee--rather, "with Thee," that is, entirely devoted to Thee; contrasted with the hypocrites (Jr 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" (Jr 12:2).
prepare--literally, "separate," or "set apart as devoted."
day of slaughter--(Jas 5:5).
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