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.

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

3O 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.

4And 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 sinחַטַּ֣אתH2403Noun - feminine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֗הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularis writtenכְּתוּבָ֛הH3789Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularwith an ironבַּרְזֶ֖לH1270Noun - masculine singularstylusבְּעֵ֥טH5842Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructengravedחֲרוּשָׁה֙H2790Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularwith a diamondשָׁמִ֑ירH8068Noun - masculine singularpointבְּצִפֹּ֣רֶןH6856Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe tabletsל֣וּחַH3871Noun - masculine singular constructof their heartsלִבָּ֔םH3820Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluraland on the hornsוּלְקַרְנ֖וֹתH7161Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural constructof their altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃H4196Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 2

Original words

Even their childrenבְּנֵיהֶם֙H1121Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralrememberכִּזְכֹּ֤רH2142Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructtheir altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָ֔םH4196Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluraland Asherah polesוַאֲשֵׁרֵיהֶ֖םH842Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralbyעַל־H5921Prepositionthe greenרַֽעֲנָ֑ןH7488Adjective - masculine singulartreesעֵ֣ץH6086Noun - masculine singular[and] onעַ֖לH5921Prepositionthe highהַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃H1364Article | Adjective - feminine pluralhillsגְּבָע֥וֹתH1389Noun - feminine plural
Verse 3

Original words

O My mountainהֲרָרִי֙H2042Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularin the countrysideבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הH7704Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularI will give overאֶתֵּ֑ןH5414Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularyour wealthחֵילְךָ֥H2428Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularand allכָל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructyour treasuresאוֹצְרוֹתֶ֖יךָH214Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularas plunderלָבַ֣זH957Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularbecause of the sinבְּחַטָּ֖אתH2403Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singularof your high placesבָּמֹתֶ֕יךָH1116Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singularwithin allבְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructyour bordersגְּבוּלֶֽיךָ׃H1366Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Verse 4

Original words

And you yourself will relinquishוְשָׁמַטְתָּ֗הH8058Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularthe inheritanceמִנַּחֲלָֽתְךָ֙H5159Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeI gaveנָתַ֣תִּיH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularyouלָ֔ךְPreposition | second person feminine singularI will enslave youוְהַעֲבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙H5647Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerto your enemiesאֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָH341Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularin a landבָּאָ֖רֶץH776Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeyou do notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleknowיָדָ֑עְתָּH3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularforכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionyou have kindledאֵ֛שׁH784Noun - common singular. . .קְדַחְתֶּ֥םH6919Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralMy angerבְּאַפִּ֖יH639Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularit will burnתּוּקָֽד׃סH3344Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularforeverעַד־H5704Preposition. . .עוֹלָ֥םH5769Noun - masculine singular

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