Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Jeremiah 12:3

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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knowest me-- (Psa 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-- (Jam 5:5).

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