Jeremiah 17:9-14

Common English Bible

⁹ The most cunning heart—
    it’s beyond help.
        Who can figure it out?
¹⁰ I, the Lord, probe the heart
    and discern hidden motives,
        to give everyone what they deserve,
        the consequences of their deeds.

¹¹ Like a partridge gathering a brood that is not its own,
    so are those who acquire their wealth corruptly.
        By midlife it will be gone;
        afterward they will look like fools.

¹² Splendid and exalted throne,
    the place of our sanctuary
        from the beginning!
¹³ Lord, the hope of Israel,
        all who forsake you will suffer disgrace;
    those who turn away from you^[a] in the land
        will be written off,^[b]
    for they have abandoned the Lord,
        the fountain of living water.

¹⁴ Heal me, Lord, and I’ll be healed.
    Save me and I’ll be saved,
        for you are my heart’s desire.