Focused Passage

Jeremiah 17:1-4

The Engraved Sin, the Deceitful Heart, and the Sabbath Test

The chapter moves from Judah's engraved sin and forfeited inheritance, to a wisdom contrast between cursed trust in man and blessed trust in the LORD, to the LORD's search of the deceitful heart, to a proverb against unjust gain, to Jeremiah's confession of the LORD as sanctuary and fountain, to his prayer for healing and vindication, and finally to a covenant Sabbath test at Jerusalem's gates with promised blessing for obedience and fiery judgment for refusal.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 “The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus, engraved with a diamond point on the tablets of their hearts and on the horns of their altars.

2 Even their children remember their altars and Asherah poles by the green trees and on the high hills.

3 O My mountain in the countryside, I will give over your wealth and all your treasures as plunder, because of the sin of your high places, within all your borders.

4 And you yourself will relinquish the inheritance that I gave you. I will enslave you to your enemies in a land that you do not know, for you have kindled My anger; it will burn forever.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

The sin חַטַּ֣את H2403 Noun - feminine singular construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֗ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular is written כְּתוּבָ֛ה H3789 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular with an iron בַּרְזֶ֖ל H1270 Noun - masculine singular stylus בְּעֵ֥ט H5842 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct engraved חֲרוּשָׁה֙ H2790 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular with a diamond שָׁמִ֑יר H8068 Noun - masculine singular point בְּצִפֹּ֣רֶן H6856 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the tablets ל֣וּחַ H3871 Noun - masculine singular construct of their hearts לִבָּ֔ם H3820 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural and on the horns וּלְקַרְנ֖וֹת H7161 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct of their altars מִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ H4196 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 2

Original words

Even their children בְּנֵיהֶם֙ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural remember כִּזְכֹּ֤ר H2142 Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct their altars מִזְבְּחוֹתָ֔ם H4196 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural and Asherah poles וַאֲשֵׁרֵיהֶ֖ם H842 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural by עַל־ H5921 Preposition the green רַֽעֲנָ֑ן H7488 Adjective - masculine singular trees עֵ֣ץ H6086 Noun - masculine singular [and] on עַ֖ל H5921 Preposition the high הַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃ H1364 Article | Adjective - feminine plural hills גְּבָע֥וֹת H1389 Noun - feminine plural
Verse 3

Original words

O My mountain הֲרָרִי֙ H2042 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular in the countryside בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה H7704 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular I will give over אֶתֵּ֑ן H5414 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular your wealth חֵילְךָ֥ H2428 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular and all כָל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct your treasures אוֹצְרוֹתֶ֖יךָ H214 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular as plunder לָבַ֣ז H957 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular because of the sin בְּחַטָּ֖את H2403 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular of your high places בָּמֹתֶ֕יךָ H1116 Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular within all בְּכָל־ H3605 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct your borders גְּבוּלֶֽיךָ׃ H1366 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Verse 4

Original words

And you yourself will relinquish וְשָׁמַטְתָּ֗ה H8058 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular the inheritance מִנַּחֲלָֽתְךָ֙ H5159 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular that אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative I gave נָתַ֣תִּי H5414 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular you לָ֔ךְ Preposition | second person feminine singular I will enslave you וְהַעֲבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙ H5647 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker to your enemies אֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ H341 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular in a land בָּאָ֖רֶץ H776 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular that אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative you do not לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle know יָדָ֑עְתָּ H3045 Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular for כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction you have kindled אֵ֛שׁ H784 Noun - common singular . . . קְדַחְתֶּ֥ם H6919 Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural My anger בְּאַפִּ֖י H639 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular it will burn תּוּקָֽד׃ס H3344 Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular forever עַד־ H5704 Preposition . . . עוֹלָ֥ם H5769 Noun - masculine singular

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