Focused Passage

Jeremiah 17:14-18

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

14Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for You are my praise.

15Behold, they keep saying to me, “Where is the word of the LORD? Let it come now!”

16But I have not run away from being Your shepherd; I have not desired the day of despair. You know that the utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence.

17Do not become a terror to me; You are my refuge in the day of disaster.

18Let my persecutors be put to shame, but do not let me be put to shame. Let them be terrified, but do not let me be terrified. Bring upon them the day of disaster and shatter them with double destruction.

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References and Original Words

Verse 14

Cross-references

Psalms 103:3Classic cross-references Psalms 6:2Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 32:39Classic cross-references Psalms 106:47Classic cross-references Luke 4:18Classic cross-references

Original words

Heal meרְפָאֵ֤נִיH7495Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singularO LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularand I will be healedוְאֵ֣רָפֵ֔אH7495Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singularsave meהוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נִיH3467Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singularand I will be savedוְאִוָּשֵׁ֑עָהH3467Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularforכִּ֥יH3588ConjunctionYouאָֽתָּה׃H859Pronoun - second person masculine singularare my praiseתְהִלָּתִ֖יH8416Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular

Verse 15

Cross-references

2 Peter 3:4Classic cross-references Isaiah 5:19Classic cross-references Ezekiel 12:22Classic cross-references Ezekiel 12:27Classic cross-references Jeremiah 20:7Classic cross-references

Original words

Beholdהִנֵּה־H2009Interjectiontheyהֵ֕מָּהH1992Pronoun - third person masculine pluralkeep sayingאֹמְרִ֖יםH559Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralto meאֵלָ֑יH413Preposition | first person common singularWhereאַיֵּ֥הH346Interrogativeis the wordדְבַר־H1697Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularLet it comeיָ֥בוֹאH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularnowנָֽא׃H4994Interjection

Verse 16

Cross-references

John 3:27Classic cross-references Luke 19:41Classic cross-references Jeremiah 15:15Classic cross-references Psalms 59:10Classic cross-references Amos 5:10Classic cross-references

Original words

But Iוַאֲנִ֞יH589Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singularhave notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlerun awayאַ֣צְתִּי׀H213Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularfrom being Your shepherdמֵרֹעֶ֣הH7462Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular. . .אַחֲרֶ֗יךָH310Preposition | second person masculine singularI have notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particledesiredהִתְאַוֵּ֖יתִיH183Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common singularthe dayוְי֥וֹםH3117Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularof despairאָנ֛וּשׁH605Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularYouאַתָּ֣הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularknowיָדָ֑עְתָּH3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularthat the utteranceמוֹצָ֣אH4161Noun - masculine singular constructof my lipsשְׂפָתַ֔יH8193Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common singularwas [spoken]הָיָֽה׃H1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularinנֹ֥כַחH5227PrepositionYour presenceפָּנֶ֖יךָH6440Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular

Verse 17

Cross-references

Nahum 1:7Classic cross-references Jeremiah 16:19Classic cross-references Psalms 59:16Classic cross-references Psalms 62:5Classic cross-references Psalms 71:5Classic cross-references

Original words

Do notאַל־H408Adverbbecomeתִּֽהְיֵה־H1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singulara terrorלִמְחִתָּ֑הH4288Preposition | Noun - feminine singularto meלִ֖יPreposition | first person common singularYouאַ֖תָּהH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularare my refugeמַֽחֲסִי־H4268Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularin the dayבְּי֥וֹםH3117Preposition | Noun - masculine singular constructof disasterרָעָֽה׃H7451Noun - feminine singular

Verse 18

Cross-references

Jeremiah 20:11Classic cross-references Psalms 71:1Classic cross-references Psalms 35:4Classic cross-references Psalms 40:14Classic cross-references Jeremiah 12:3Classic cross-references

Original words

Let my persecutorsרֹדְפַי֙H7291Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singularbe put to shameיֵבֹ֤שׁוּH954Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralbut do notוְאַל־H408Conjunctive waw | Adverblet meאָ֔נִיH589Pronoun - first person common singularbe put to shameאֵבֹ֣שָׁהH954Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularLet themהֵ֔מָּהH1992Pronoun - third person masculine pluralbe terrifiedיֵחַ֣תּוּH2865Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralbut do notוְאַל־H408Conjunctive waw | Adverblet meאָ֑נִיH589Pronoun - first person common singularbe terrifiedאֵחַ֖תָּהH2865Verb - Nifal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularBringהָבִ֤יאH935Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularupon themעֲלֵיהֶם֙H5921Preposition | third person masculine pluralthe dayי֣וֹםH3117Noun - masculine singular constructof disasterרָעָ֔הH7451Noun - feminine singularand shatter themשָׁבְרֵֽם׃סH7665Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine pluralwith doubleוּמִשְׁנֶ֥הH4932Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singulardestructionשִׁבָּר֖וֹןH7670Noun - masculine singular

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