But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried my heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and (d) prepare them for the day of slaughter.
(d) The Hebrew word is "sanctify them", meaning that God would be sanctified in the destruction of the wicked to whom God for a while gives prosperity, that afterward they would the more feel his heavy judgment when they lack their riches which were a sign of his mercy.
Verse Jeremiah 12:3. _BUT THOU, O LORD, KNOWEST ME_] I know that the very secrets of my heart are known to thee; and I am glad of it, for _thou knowest that my heart is towards thee _- is upright and...
THOU HAST SEEN ME ... - Rather, “Thou seest me and triest mine heart” at all times, and knowest the sincerity of its devotion” toward Thee.” PULL THEM OUT - The original is used Jeremiah 10:20 of the...
CHAPTER 12 The Prophet's Prayer and the House Forsaken, Yet Compassion _ 1. The prophet's prayer (Jeremiah 12:1) 2. The house forsaken, yet compassion (Jeremiah 12:7) _ Jeremiah 12:1. In his outburs...
THE PROBLEM OF UNRIGHTEOUS PROSPERITY. Jeremiah raises (for the first time in Hebrew literature) the problem of the prosperity of the unrighteous, apparently in connexion with his experiences at Anath...
PREPARE. separate, or devote....
Jeremiah 12:1. See summary at commencement of section. Pe. points out that this passage is very important in religious history, since it is probably the first expression we have in Hebrew literature o...
The second half of the _v_. presents some difficulty. Jeremiah's personal enemies have not yet been definitely mentioned, nor, if we take Co."s view and place this passage (see on Jeremiah 11:18-23) e...
PULL THEM OUT, &C.— _Thou wilt separate them as sheep to be sacrificed, and set them apart,_ &c. Houbigant....
C. The Prophet's Complaint Jeremiah 12:1-4 TRANSLATION (1) Righteous are you, O LORD, when I present my case unto You; yet I will speak to You with regard to matters of judgment. Why does the way of...
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. THOU, O LORD, KNOWEST ME -...
12:3 proved (a-11) Or 'tried,' as ch. 11.20; Psalms 139:23 ....
1-4. The prosperity of the wicked perplexes Jeremiah....
THOU, O LORD, KNOWEST ME. — Like all faithful sufferers from evil-doers before and after him, the prophet appeals to the righteous Judge, who knows how falsely he has been accused. In words in which t...
וְ אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ יְדַעְתָּ֔נִי תִּרְאֵ֕נִי וּ...
CHAPTER VII THE BROKEN COVENANT Jeremiah 11:1 and Jeremiah 12:1 THERE is no visible break between these two Chapter s. They seem to summarise the history of a particular episode in the prophet's car...
Now we hear the prophet as he appealed to Jehovah to be his Defender, and. finally, we hear the divine determination. concerning his evil neighbors. This peril was revealed to him by Jehovah. It was...
_Gather. God orders his prophet to announce the misery of the wicked._...
If the Reader will turn to Psalms 73:1, and remark the complaints of Asaph, on the same subject, he will find the best comment to what Jeremiah here speaks of in his experience. He will find also the...
The Prophet is not here solicitous about himself, but, on the contrary, undertakes the defense of his own office, as though he had said that, he faithfully discharged the office committed to him by Go...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 11 AND 12. Chapter 11 suggests some observations. God addresses Himself again to Israel on the ground of their responsibility, reminding them of the call to o...
BUT THOU, O LORD, KNOWEST ME,.... The Lord knew him before he was born, Jeremiah 1:5, he knew what he designed him for, and what use he would make of him; and he knew him now, and loved him, and cared...
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. Ver. 3. _But thou, Lord, know...
Jer. 12:3. "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." The prophets pray...
_Thou hast planted them_ In a rich soil, by thy power: _they have taken root; they grow_ Their prosperity seems to be confirmed and settled by thy providence. _Thou art near in their mouth, and far fr...
THE CONSPIRACY IN THE PROPHET'S OWN FAMILY...
But Thou, O Lord, knowest me, the prophet freely leaving the judgment regarding himself to the Searcher of hearts, secure in the testimony of a good conscience; THOU HAST SEEN ME AND TRIED MINE HEART...
TOWARDS THEE: _ Heb._ with thee...
1-6 When we are most in the dark concerning God's dispensations, we must keep up right thoughts of God, believing that he never did the least wrong to any of his creatures. When we find it hard to un...
BUT THOU, O LORD, KNOWEST ME: THOU HAST SEEN ME, AND TRIED MY HEART TOWARD THEE: here seemeth to be something understood, viz. _But, Lord, it is otherwise with me_, I am maligned, and my life is hunte...
Jeremiah 12:3 LORD H3068 know H3045 (H8804) seen H7200 (H8799) tested H974 (H8804) heart H3820 out...
JEREMIAH QUESTIONS THE DELAY IN THE PUNISHMENT AND ASKS WHY THE WICKED CONTINUE TO PROSPER, SEEKING GOD'S JUDGMENT ON THEM (JEREMIAH 12:1). Jeremiah 12:1 ‘You are righteous, O YHWH, when I contend w...
CONTENTS: Message on the broken covenant, concluded. Jeremiah's complaint to God and God's rebuke. CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah. CONCLUSION: When we find it hard to understand God's providences toward w...
Jeremiah 12:4. _He shall not see our last end._ This is sadducean language, as Psalms 104:5. “The Lord will not see, neither will the God of Jacob regard.” This species of atheism blunts the edge of t...
_Righteous art Thou, O Lord, when I plead with Thee._ COMMUNION WITH GOD IN AFFLICTION I. Why God sees fit to afflict His children by the dispensations of His providence. 1. God sometimes afflicts...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 12:3 In contrast, Jeremiah’s HEART is right with God. He wants God’s enemies to be SET... APART FOR THE DAY OF SLAUGHTER....
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER. See on chap. 11, Bleek’s theory; for which there is a weight of argument. All commentators agree to connect Jeremiah 12:1 with the conclusi...
EXPOSITION JEREMIAH 12:1 Painfully exercised by the mysteries of the Divine government, the prophet opens his grief to Jehovah. Righteous art thou, etc.; rather, _Righteous wouldest thou be_,_ O Jeho...
Now Jeremiah goes on and he is talking now about the situation, the wicked man Jehoahaz that is in power. And he begins by saying, Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee (Jeremiah 12:1):...
1 Chronicles 29:17; 1 John 3:20; 1 John 3:21; 2 Kings 20:3; James 5:5;