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
Lexham English Bible
The Sin of Judah
17 “The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus,
with a point of diamond it is engraved
on the tablet of their heart,
and on the horns of their altars.
2 As the remembering of their children,
so is the remembering of their altars
and their poles of Asherah worship
beside the leafy trees[a] on the high hills.
3 O my mountain in the open country,
I will give your wealth, all your treasures, for spoil,
your high places, because of your sin,
throughout all your territories.
4 And you will let go your hand from your inheritance[b]
that I gave to you,
and I will make you serve your enemies
in the land that you do not know,
for you kindled a fire in my anger,
until eternity it will be kindled.”
The One Who Trusts in Humankind Contrasted With the One Who Trusts in Yahweh
5 Thus says Yahweh,
“Cursed is the person who trusts in humankind
and makes flesh his strength,[c]
and turns aside his heart from Yahweh.
6 And he will be like a juniper in the wilderness,[d]
and he will not see when good comes,
and he will dwell in the parched places in the desert,[e]
in a land of salt flats,[f] where no one lives.
7 Blessed be the person who trusts in Yahweh,
and Yahweh is his trust.
8 For he will be like a tree planted by water,
and to the stream it sends its roots,
and it will not fear when heat comes,
and its leaves[g] will be luxuriant,
and in the year of drought it will not be anxious,
and it will not cease from the bearing of fruit.
9 The heart is deceitful more than anything else,
and it is disastrous. Who can understand it?
10 I, Yahweh, examine the mind,[h]
I test the heart,[i]
and give to each one according to his way,
according to the fruit of his deeds.
11 Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay
is one who amasses wealth without justice.
In the middle of his days it will leave him,
and at his end he will prove to be a fool.”
The Fountain of Living Water
12 A lofty throne of glory from the beginning
is the place of our sanctuary.
13 O Yahweh, the hope of Israel,
all those who forsake you will be put to shame,
and those who turn aside from you in the earth will be recorded,
for they have forsaken the fountain of living water, Yahweh.
14 Heal me, O Yahweh, and I will be healed,
save me, and I will be saved,
for you are my praise.
15 Look, they are saying to me,
“Where is the word of Yahweh?
Please let it come.”
16 But I, I have not run away from being a shepherd who follows you,[j]
and I have not desired the disastrous day.
You, you know the pronouncement of my lips,
it was before your face.
17 You must not become to me a terror,
you are my refuge in the day of disaster.
18 Let my persecutors be put to shame,
but as for me,[k] do not let me be put to shame.
Let them be dismayed,
but as for me,[l] do not let me be dismayed.
Bring on them the day of disaster,
and with double destruction, destroy them.
The Sabbath Day
19 Thus said Yahweh to me, “Go, and you must stand in the People’s Gate[m] through which the kings of Judah enter, and through which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem. 20 And you must say to them, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh, kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem who enter through these gates. 21 Thus says Yahweh, “Be on your guard for the sake of yourselves, that you must not carry a burden on the day of the Sabbath, and you must not bring it[n] through the gates of Jerusalem. 22 And you must not carry a burden from your houses on the day of the Sabbath, and you must not do any work. But you must declare holy the day of Sabbath, just as I commanded your ancestors.[o] 23 Yet they did not listen, and they did not incline their ear, and they hardened their neck so as to not hear, nor to receive discipline.
24 “And it will happen, if you carefully listen to me,” declares[p] Yahweh, “to bring no burden through the gates of this city on the day of the Sabbath, but to declare holy the day of Sabbath, not to do on it any work, 25 then kings and officials who sit on the throne of David will enter through the gates of this city riding in chariots[q] and on horses, they, and their officials, the people of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever.[r] 26 And they will come from the towns of Judah, and from all around Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the Shephelah, and from the hill country, and from the Negev, bringing burnt offerings,[s] and sacrifices,[t] and grain offerings,[u] and frankincense, and bringing thank offerings[v] to the house of Yahweh. 27 But if you do not listen to me, to declare holy the day of the Sabbath, and to not carry a burden and enter through the gates of Jerusalem on the day of the Sabbath, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it will not be quenched.”’”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 17:2 Hebrew “tree”
- Jeremiah 17:4 Literally “you shall loose and in you from your inheritance”
- Jeremiah 17:5 Literally “arm”
- Jeremiah 17:6 Or “Arabah”
- Jeremiah 17:6 Or “wilderness”
- Jeremiah 17:6 Hebrew “salt flat”
- Jeremiah 17:8 Hebrew “leaf”
- Jeremiah 17:10 Literally “heart”
- Jeremiah 17:10 Literally “kidneys”
- Jeremiah 17:16 Literally “after you”
- Jeremiah 17:18 Literally “I”
- Jeremiah 17:18 Literally “I”
- Jeremiah 17:19 Literally “gate of the sons/children of the people”
- Jeremiah 17:21 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Jeremiah 17:22 Or “fathers”
- Jeremiah 17:24 Literally “a declaration of”
- Jeremiah 17:25 Hebrew “chariot”
- Jeremiah 17:25 Literally “to eternity”
- Jeremiah 17:26 Hebrew “burnt offering”
- Jeremiah 17:26 Hebrew “sacrifice”
- Jeremiah 17:26 Hebrew “grain offering”
- Jeremiah 17:26 Hebrew “thank offering”
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