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Jeremiah 12:3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

3 Lord, you know me, you see me,
    you have found that my heart is with you.(A)
Pick them out like sheep for the butcher,
    set them apart for the day of slaughter.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 12:3 Jeremiah calls the Lord to account for allowing the wicked to flourish while he himself is persecuted for his fidelity to the Lord’s mission; cf. 20:12. See Jesus’ judgment, Mk 9:42. The metaphors indicate that Jeremiah has even greater trials ahead of him.
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