Jeremiah 17
Legacy Standard Bible
The Deceitful Heart
17 The (A)sin of Judah is written down with an (B)iron stylus;
With a diamond point it is (C)engraved upon the tablet of their heart
And on the horns of [a]their altars,
2 As they remember their (D)children,
So they remember their altars and their [b](E)Asherim
By (F)green trees on the high hills.
3 O (G)mountain of Mine in the countryside,
I will (H)give over your wealth and all your treasures for plunder,
Your high places for sin throughout your borders.
4 And you will, even of yourself, (I)let go of your inheritance
That I gave you;
And I will make you serve your (J)enemies
In the (K)land which you do not know,
For you have (L)kindled a fire in My anger
Which will burn forever.
5 Thus says Yahweh,
“(M)Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind
And makes (N)flesh his [c]strength,
And whose heart turns away from Yahweh.
6 And he will be like a (O)juniper in the desert
And will not see when prosperity comes,
But will dwell in stony wastes in the wilderness,
A (P)land of salt [d]which is not inhabited.
7 (Q)Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh
And whose (R)trust is Yahweh.
8 And he will be like a (S)tree planted by the water,
That sends forth its roots by a stream
And will not fear when the heat comes;
But its leaves will be green,
And it will not be anxious in a year of (T)drought
Nor refrain from yielding fruit.
9 “The (U)heart is more (V)deceitful than all else
And is [e]desperately (W)sick;
Who can know it?
10 I, Yahweh, (X)search the heart;
I test the [f]inmost being,
Even (Y)to give to each man according to his ways,
According to the fruit of his deeds.
11 As a partridge that hatches eggs which it has not laid,
So is he who (Z)makes a fortune, but unjustly;
In the midst of his days it will forsake him,
And in [g]the end he will be a (AA)wicked fool.”
12 (AB)A glorious throne on high from the beginning
Is the place of our sanctuary.
13 O Yahweh, the (AC)hope of Israel,
All who (AD)forsake You will be put to shame.
Those who turn [h]away on earth will be (AE)written down
Because they have forsaken the fountain of living water, even Yahweh.
14 (AF)Heal me, O Yahweh, and I will be healed;
(AG)Save me and I will be saved,
For You are my (AH)praise.
15 Behold, they keep (AI)saying to me,
“Where is the word of Yahweh?
Let it come now!”
16 But as for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You,
Nor have I longed for the [i]sickening day;
(AJ)You Yourself know that the utterance of my lips
Was in Your presence.
17 Do not be a (AK)terror to me;
You are my (AL)refuge in the day of calamity.
18 Let those who pursue me be (AM)put to shame, but as for me, (AN)let me not be put to shame;
Let them be dismayed, but let me not be dismayed.
(AO)Bring on them a day of calamity,
And [j]crush them with twofold [k]crushing!
Keep the Sabbath Day Holy
19 Thus Yahweh said to me, “Go and stand in the [l]public gate, through which the kings of Judah come in and go out, as well as in all the gates of Jerusalem, 20 and say to them, ‘(AP)Listen to the word of Yahweh, (AQ)kings of Judah and all Judah and all inhabitants of Jerusalem who come in through these gates: 21 Thus says Yahweh, “(AR)Take care of yourselves, and (AS)do not carry any load on the sabbath day or bring anything in through the gates of Jerusalem. 22 You shall not bring a load out of your houses on the sabbath day (AT)nor do any work, but keep the sabbath day holy, as I (AU)commanded your fathers. 23 Yet they (AV)did not listen or incline their ears, but (AW)stiffened their necks in order not to listen or receive discipline.
24 “But it will be, if you (AX)listen carefully to Me,” declares Yahweh, “to (AY)bring no load in through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, (AZ)but to keep the sabbath day holy by doing no work on it, 25 (BA)then there will come in through the gates of this city kings and princes [m](BB)sitting on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and this (BC)city will be inhabited forever. 26 And they will come in from the (BD)cities of Judah and from all around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the [n](BE)Shephelah, from the hill country, and from the (BF)Negev, bringing burnt offerings, sacrifices, grain offerings, and frankincense, and bringing sacrifices of thanksgiving to the house of Yahweh. 27 But (BG)if you do not listen to Me to keep the sabbath day holy by not carrying a load and coming in through the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day, then (BH)I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it will (BI)devour the palaces of Jerusalem and (BJ)not be quenched.”’”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 17:1 As in ancient versions; M.T. your
- Jeremiah 17:2 Wooden symbols of a female deity
- Jeremiah 17:5 Lit arm
- Jeremiah 17:6 Lit and is not inhabited
- Jeremiah 17:9 Or incurably
- Jeremiah 17:10 Lit kidneys
- Jeremiah 17:11 Lit his
- Jeremiah 17:13 Lit away from Me
- Jeremiah 17:16 Or incurable
- Jeremiah 17:18 Lit break
- Jeremiah 17:18 Lit breaking, destruction
- Jeremiah 17:19 Lit gate of the sons of the people
- Jeremiah 17:25 Or inhabiting, cf. 17:25b
- Jeremiah 17:26 Or lowland
Jeremiah 17
Christian Standard Bible
The Persistent Sin of Judah
17 The sin of Judah is inscribed
with an iron stylus.(A)
With a diamond point
it is engraved on the tablet of their hearts(B)
and on the horns of their[a] altars,
2 while their children remember their altars
and their Asherah poles, by the green trees
on the high hills(C)—
3 my mountains in the countryside.
I will give up your wealth
and all your treasures as plunder(D)
because of the sin of your high places[b]
in all your borders.(E)
4 You will, on your own, relinquish your inheritance
that I gave you.
I will make you serve your enemies
in a land you do not know,(F)
for you have set my anger on fire;(G)
it will burn forever.
Curse and Blessing
5 This is what the Lord says:
Cursed is the person who trusts in mankind.(H)
He makes human flesh his strength,(I)
and his heart turns from the Lord.
6 He will be like a juniper in the Arabah;(J)
he cannot see when good comes
but dwells in the parched places in the wilderness,
in a salt land where no one lives.(K)
7 The person who trusts in the Lord,
whose confidence indeed is the Lord, is blessed.(L)
8 He will be like a tree planted by water:(M)
it sends its roots out toward a stream,
it doesn’t fear when heat comes,
and its foliage remains green.
It will not worry in a year of drought
or cease producing fruit.
The Deceitful Heart
10 I, the Lord, examine the mind,
I test the heart[c](P)
to give to each according to his way,
according to what his actions deserve.(Q)
11 He who makes a fortune unjustly
is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.
In the middle of his life
his riches will abandon him,
so in the end he will be a fool.(R)
12 A glorious throne(S)
on high(T) from the beginning
is the place of our sanctuary.(U)
13 Lord, the hope of Israel,(V)
all who abandon you
will be put to shame.
All who turn away from me
will be written in the dirt,
for they have abandoned
the Lord, the fountain of living water.(W)
Jeremiah’s Plea
14 Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed;
save me, and I will be saved,
for you are my praise.(X)
15 Hear how they keep challenging me,(Y)
“Where is the word of the Lord?
Let it come!”
16 But I have not run away from being your shepherd,
and I have not longed for the fatal day.(Z)
You know my words were spoken in your presence.
17 Don’t become a terror to me.
You are my refuge(AA) in the day of disaster.
18 Let my persecutors be put to shame,(AB)
but don’t let me be put to shame.
Let them be terrified, but don’t let me be terrified.
Bring on them the day of disaster;(AC)
shatter them with total[d] destruction.
Observing the Sabbath
19 This is what the Lord said to me, “Go and stand at the People’s Gate, through which the kings of Judah enter and leave, as well as at all the gates of Jerusalem. 20 Announce to them, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, kings of Judah, all Judah, and all the residents of Jerusalem who enter through these gates. 21 This is what the Lord says: Watch yourselves; do not pick up a load and bring it in through Jerusalem’s gates on the Sabbath day.(AD) 22 Do not carry a load out of your houses on the Sabbath day or do any work,(AE) but keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your ancestors.(AF) 23 They wouldn’t listen or pay attention but became obstinate,(AG) not listening or accepting discipline.
24 “‘However, if you listen to me—this is the Lord’s declaration—and do not bring loads through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but keep the Sabbath day holy and do no work on it, 25 kings and princes will enter through the gates of this city. They will sit on the throne of David;(AH) they will ride in chariots and on horses(AI) with their officials, the men of Judah, and the residents of Jerusalem. This city will be inhabited forever. 26 Then people will come from the cities of Judah and from the area around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin and from the Judean foothills, from the hill country and from the Negev(AJ) bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, and thanksgiving sacrifices to the house of the Lord. 27 But if you do not listen to me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, I will set fire to its gates,(AK) and it will consume the citadels(AL) of Jerusalem(AM) and not be extinguished.’”(AN)
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