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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.
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.
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.
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.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:2 Hebrew “tree”
  2. Jeremiah 17:4 Literally “you shall loose and in you from your inheritance”

Judah’s Sin and Its Consequence

17 The sin of Judah is engraved
with an iron stylus.
It is inscribed with a diamond point
on the tablet of their heart
        and on the horns of their[a] altars.
When their sons remember,
    they remember their altars[b] and their Asherah poles[c]
        beside green trees on the high hills.
My mountain in the field, your wealth and your treasures
    I’ll give as spoil;
along with your high places as the price of your sin
    throughout your territory.
You will let go of your inheritance
    which I gave you,
and I’ll make you serve your enemies
    in a land that you don’t know.
For with my anger you have started a fire
    that will burn forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:1 Lit. your
  2. Jeremiah 17:2 Lit. it is their altars
  3. Jeremiah 17:2 I.e. sacred poles representing the goddess Asherah