NASB — Jeremiah 17 — KJV

The Deceitful Heart

  1 The asin° of Judah° is written° down° with an biron° stylus°;
  With a diamond° point° it is cengraved° upon the tablet° of their heart°
  And on the horns° of Itheir altars°,
  2 As they remember° their achildren°,
  So they [remember] their altars° and their IbAsherim°
  By cgreen° trees° on the high° hills°.
  3 O amountain° of Mine in the countryside°,
  I will bgive° over your wealth° and all° your treasures° for booty°,
  Your high° places° for sin° throughout° your borders°.
  4 And you will, even of yourself, alet° go° of your inheritance°
  That I gave° you;
  And I will make you serve° your benemies°
  In the cland° which° you do not know°;
  For you have dkindled° a fire° in My anger°
  Which will burn° forever°°.

[1] ISo ancient versions; M.T. your aJr 2:22; 4:14 bJb 19:24 cPv 3:3; 7:3; Is 49:16; 2Co 3:3
[2] II.e. wooden symbols of a female deity aJr 7:18 bEx 34:13; 2Ch 24:18; 33:3; Is 17:8 cJr 3:6
[3] aJr 26:18; Mi 3:12 b2K 24:13; Is 39:4-6; Jr 15:13; 20:5
[4] aJr 12:7; Lm 5:2 bDt 28:48; Is 14:3; Jr 15:14; 27:12, 13 cJr 16:13 dIs 5:25; Jr 7:20; 15:14

  5 ¶ Thus° says° the LORD°,
  “aCursed° is the man° who° trusts° in mankind°
  And makes° bflesh° his Istrength°,
  And whose heart° turns° away° from the LORD°.
  6 “For he will be like a abush° in the desert°
  And will not see° when° prosperity° comes°,
  But will live° in stony° wastes° in the wilderness°,
  A bland° of salt° Iwithout° inhabitant°.
  7aBlessed° is the man° who° trusts° in the LORD°
  And whose btrust° is the LORD°.
  8 “For he will be like a atree° planted° by the water°,
  That extends° 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 bdrought°
  Nor° cease° to yield° fruit°.

[5] ILit arm aPs 146:3; Is 2:22; 30:1; Ezk 29:7 b2Ch 32:8; Is 31:3
[6] ILit and is not inhabited aJr 48:6 bDt 29:23; Jb 39:6
[7] aPs 2:12; 34:8; 84:12; Pv 16:20 bPs 40:4
[8] aPs 1:3; 92:12-14; Ezk 31:3-9 bJr 14:1-6

  9 ¶ “The aheart° is more° bdeceitful° than° all° else
  And is desperately° csick°;
  Who° can understand° it?
  10 “I, the LORD°, asearch° the heart°,
  I test° the Imind°,
  Even bto give° to each° man° according to his ways°,
  According to the IIresults° of his deeds°.
  11 “As a partridge° that hatches° eggs° which it has not laid°,
  [So] is he who amakes° a fortune°, but unjustly°°;
  In the midst° of his days° it will forsake° him,
  And in Ithe end° he will be a bfool°.”

[9] aEc 9:3; Mk 7:21, 22 bRo 7:11; Ep 4:22 cIs 1:5, 6; 6:10; Mt 13:15; Mk 2:17; Ro 1:21
[10] ILit kidneys IILit fruit a1S 16:7; 1Ch 28:9; Ps 139:23; Pv 17:3; Jr 11:20; 20:12; Ro 8:27; Rv 2:23 bPs 62:12; Jr 32:19; Ro 2:6
[11] ILit his aJr 6:13; 8:10; 22:13, 17 bLk 12:20

  12aA glorious° throne° on high° from the beginning°
  Is the place° of our sanctuary°.
  13 O LORD°, the ahope° of Israel°,
  All° who bforsake° You will be put° to shame°.
  Those who turn° Iaway° on earth° will be cwritten° down°,
  Because° they have forsaken° the fountain° of living° water°, even the LORD°.
  14 aHeal° me, O LORD°, and I will be healed°;
  bSave° me and I will be saved°,
  For You are my cpraise°.
  15 Look°, they keep asaying° to me,
  “Where° is the word° of the LORD°?
  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 woeful° day°;
  aYou Yourself° know° that the utterance° of my lips°
  Was in Your presence°.
  17 Do not be a aterror° to me;
  You are my brefuge° in the day° of disaster°.
  18 Let those who persecute° me be aput° to shame°, but as for me, blet me not be put° to shame°;
  Let them be dismayed°, but let me not be dismayed°.
  cBring° on them a day° of disaster°,
  And crush° them with twofold° destruction°!

[12] aJr 3:17; 14:21
[13] ILit away from Me aJr 14:8; 50:7 bIs 1:28 cLk 10:20
[14] aJr 30:17; 33:6 bPs 54:1; 60:5 cDt 10:21; Ps 109:1
[15] aIs 5:19; 2P 3:4
[16] aJr 12:3
[17] aPs 88:15 bJr 16:19; Na 1:7
[18] aPs 35:4, 26; Jr 17:13; 20:11 bJr 1:17 cPs 35:8

The Sabbath Must Be Kept

19 ¶ Thus° the LORD° said° to me, “Go° and stand° in the Ipublic°° 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, ‘aListen° to the word° of the LORD°, bkings° of Judah°, and all° Judah° and all° inhabitants° of Jerusalem° who come° in through these° gates°: 21 Thus° says° the LORD°, “aTake° heed° for yourselves°, and bdo 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° anor° do° any° work°, but keep° the sabbath° day° holy°, as I bcommanded° your Iforefathers°. 23 Yet they adid not listen° or incline° their ears°, but bstiffened° their necks° in order not to listen° or take° correction°.

[19] ILit gate of the sons of the people
[20] aEzk 2:7 bPs 49:1, 2; Jr 19:3, 4
[21] aDt 4:9, 15, 23; Mk 4:24 bNu 15:32-36; Ne 13:15-21; Jn 5:9-12
[22] ILit fathers aEx 16:23-29; 20:8-10; Dt 5:12-14; Is 56:2-6; 58:13 bEx 31:13-17; Ezk 20:12; Zc 1:4
[23] aJr 7:24, 28; 11:10 bPv 29:1; Jr 7:26; 19:15

24 ¶ “But it will come° about, if° you alisten° attentively° to Me,” declares° the LORD°, “to bbring° no° load° in through the gates° of this° city° on the sabbath° day°, cbut to keep° the sabbath° day° holy° by doing° no°° work° on it, 25 athen there will come° in through the gates° of this° city° kings° and princes° bsitting° 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° ccity° will be inhabited° forever°. 26 They will come° in from the acities° of Judah° and from the environs° of Jerusalem°, from the land° of Benjamin°, from the blowland°, from the hill° country° and from the cNegev°, bringing° burnt° offerings°, sacrifices°, grain offerings° and incense°, and bringing° sacrifices° of thanksgiving° to the house° of the LORD°. 27 But aif° 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 bI will kindle° a fire° in its gates° and it will cdevour° the palaces° of Jerusalem° and dnot be quenched°.”’”

[24] aEx 15:26; Dt 11:13; Is 21:7; 55:2 bJr 17:21, 22 cEx 20:8-11; Ezk 20:20
[25] aJr 22:4 b2S 7:16; Is 9:7; Jr 33:15, 17, 21; Lk 1:32 cPs 132:13, 14; He 12:22
[26] aJr 32:44; 33:13 bZc 7:7 cPs 107:22; Jr 33:11
[27] aIs 1:20; Jr 22:5; 26:4; Zc 7:11-14 bLm 4:11 c2K 25:9; Jr 39:8; Am 2:5 dJr 7:20; Ezk 20:47


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The captivity of Judah for her sin.

1 ¶ The sinº of Judahº [is] writtenºª with a penº of iron,º [and] with the pointº of a diamond:º [it is] gravenºª upon² the tableº of their heart,º and upon the hornsº of your altars;º 2 Whilst their childrenº rememberºª their altarsº and their grovesº by² the greenº treesº upon² the highº hills.º 3 O my mountainº in the field,º I will giveºª thy substanceº [and] all² thy treasuresº to the spoil,º [and] thy high placesº for sin,º throughout all² thy borders.º 4 And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinueºª from thine heritageº² that² I gaveºª thee; and I will cause thee to serveºª² thine enemiesºª in the landº which² thou knowestºª not:² for² ye have kindledºª a fireº in mine anger,º [which] shall burnºª for¹ ever.º²

[1] Lv 4:17, 25; Jb 19:23; Pv 3:3; 7:3; Ho 12:11; 2Co 3:3.
[2] Jg 3:7; 2Ch 24:18; 33:3, 19; Ps 78:58; Is 1:29; 17:8; Jr 2:20; 7:18; Ezk 20:28; Ho 4:13.
[3] Lv 26:30; 2K 24:13; 25:13; Is 2:2; 27:9; 39:4; Jr 12:12; 15:13; 26:18; 52:15; Lm 1:10; 5:17; Ezk 6:3; 7:20; 16:39; Mi 1:5; 3:12; 4:1.
[4] Lv 26:31; Dt 4:26; 28:25, 47; 29:26; 32:22; Jsh 23:15; 1K 9:7; 2K 25:21; Ne 9:28; Is 5:25; 14:3; 30:33; 66:24; Jr 5:29; 7:20; 15:14; 16:13; 25:9; 27:12; Lm 1:12; Ezk 20:47; 21:31; Na 1:5; Mk 9:43.

Trust in man is cursed,

5 ¶ Thus² saithºª the LORD;º Cursedºª [be] the manº that² trustethºª in man,º and makethºª fleshº his arm,º and whose heartº departethºª from² the LORD.º 6 For he shall be² like the heath¹² in the desert,º and shall not² seeºª when² goodº cometh;ºª but shall inhabitºª the parched placesº in the wilderness,º [in] a saltº landº and not² inhabited.ºª

[5] 2Ch 32:8; Ps 18:21; 62:9; 118:8; 146:3; Is 2:22; 30:1; 31:1, 3; 36:6; 59:15; Ezk 6:9; 29:6; Ho 1:2; He 3:12.
[6] Dt 29:23; Jg 9:45; 2K 7:2, 19; Jb 8:11; 15:30; 20:17; Ps 1:4; 92:7; 129:6; Is 1:30; Jr 48:6; Ezk 47:11; Zp 2:9.

in God is blessed.

7 Blessedºª [is] the manº that² trustethºª in the LORD,º and whose hopeº the LORDº is.² 8 For he shall be² as a treeº plantedºª by² the waters,º and [that] spreadeth outºª her rootsº by² the river,º and shall not² seeºª when² heatº cometh,ºª but her leafº shall be² green;º and shall not² be carefulºª in the yearº of drought,º neither² shall ceaseºª from yieldingºª² fruit.º

[7] Ps 2:12; 34:8; 84:12; 125:1; 146:5; Pv 16:20; Is 26:3; 30:18; Ep 1:12.
[8] Jb 8:16; Ps 1:3; 92:10; Is 58:11; Jr 14:1; Ezk 31:4; 47:12.

The deceitful heart cannot deceive God.

9 ¶ The heartº [is] deceitfulº above all²² [things], and desperately wicked:ºª who² can knowºª it? 10 I² the LORDº searchºª the heart,º [I] tryºª the reins,º even to giveºª every manº according to his ways,º [and] according to the fruitº of his doings.º 11 [As] the partridgeº sittethºª [on eggs], and hatchethºª [them] not;² [so] he that gettethºª riches,º and not² by right,º shall leaveºª them in the midstº of his days,º and at his endº shall be² a fool.º

[9] Gn 6:5; 8:21; Jb 15:14; Ps 51:5; 53:1; Pv 28:26; Ec 9:3; Jr 16:12; Mt 15:19; Mk 7:21; He 3:12; Jm 1:14.
[10] 1S 16:7; 1Ch 28:9; 29:17; 2Ch 6:30; Ps 7:9; 62:12; 139:1, 23; Pv 17:3; Is 3:10; Jr 11:20; 20:12; 21:14; 32:19; Mi 7:13; Mt 16:27; Jn 2:25; Ro 2:6; 6:21; 8:27; Ga 6:7; He 4:12; Rv 2:23; 20:12; 22:12.
[11] Ps 55:23; Pv 1:18; 13:11; 15:27; 21:6; 23:5; 28:8, 16, 20, 22; Ec 5:13; Is 1:23; Jr 5:27; 22:13, 17; Ezk 22:12; Ho 12:7; Am 3:10; 8:4; Mi 2:1, 9; 6:10; 7:3; Hab 2:6; Zp 1:9; Zc 5:4; 7:9; Mal 3:5; Mt 23:14; Lk 12:20; 1Ti 6:9; Tit 1:11; Jm 5:3; 2P 2:3, 14.

The salvation of God.

12 ¶ A gloriousº highº throneº from the beginningº² [is] the placeº of our sanctuary.º 13 O LORD,º the hopeº of Israel,º all² that forsakeºª thee shall be ashamed,ºª [and] they that depart¹ from² me¹ª shall be writtenºª in the earth,º because² they have forsakenºª² the LORD,º the fountainº of livingº waters.º 14 Healºª me, O LORD,º and I shall be healed;ºª saveºª me, and I shall be saved:ºª for² thou² [art] my praise.º

[12] 2Ch 2:5; Ps 96:6; 103:19; Is 6:1; 66:1; Jr 3:17; 14:21; Ezk 1:26; 43:7; Mt 25:31; He 4:16; 12:2; Rv 3:21.
[13] Ps 22:4; 36:8; 73:27; 97:7; Pv 10:7; 14:14; Is 1:28; 45:16; 65:11; 66:5; Jr 2:13, 17, 26; 14:8; 17:5, 17; Ezk 16:63; 36:32; Dn 12:2; Jol 3:16; Lk 10:20; Jn 4:10, 14; 7:37; 8:6; Ac 28:20; 1Ti 1:1; Rv 7:17; 20:15; 21:6; 22:1, 17.
[14] Dt 10:21; 32:39; Ps 6:2, 4; 12:4; 60:5; 106:47; 109:1; 148:14; Is 6:10; 57:18; Jr 15:20; 31:18; Mt 8:25; 14:30; Lk 4:18.

The prophet complaineth of the mockers of his prophecy.

15 ¶ Behold,² they² sayºª unto² me, Where² [is] the wordº of the LORD?º let it comeºª now.² 16 As for me, I² have not² hastenedºª from [being] a pastorºª² to followº thee: neither² have I desiredºª the woefulºª day;º thou² knowest:ºª that which came² out¹ of² my lipsº was² [right] beforeº² thee.¹ 17 Be² not² a terrorº unto me: thou² [art] my hopeº in the dayº of evil.º 18 Let them be confoundedºª that persecuteºª me, but let not² me² be confounded:ºª let them² be dismayed,ºª but let not² me² be dismayed:ºª bringºª upon² them the dayº of evil,º and destroyºª them with doubleº destruction.º

[15] Is 5:19; Jr 20:7; Ezk 12:22, 27; Am 5:18; 2P 3:3.
[16] Jr 1:4; 4:19; 9:1; 13:17; 14:17; 18:20; 20:9; Ezk 3:14; 33:7; Am 7:14; Ac 20:20, 27; Ro 9:1; 2Co 1:12; 2:17; Jm 1:19; 3:1.
[17] Jb 31:23; Ps 41:1; 59:16; 77:2; 88:15; Jr 16:19; 17:7, 13; Na 1:7; Ep 6:13.
[18] Jb 16:14; Ps 25:2; 35:4, 26; 40:14; 70:2; 71:1; 83:17; Jr 11:20; 14:17; 16:18; 17:16; 18:19; 20:11; Rv 18:6.

He is sent to renew the Covenant in hallowing the Sabbath.

19 ¶ Thus² saidºª the LORDº unto² me; Goºª and standºª in the gateº of the childrenº of the people,º whereby² the kingsº of Judahº come in,ºª and by the which² they go out,ºª and in all² the gatesº of Jerusalem;º 20 And sayºª unto² them, Hearºª ye the wordº of the LORD,º ye kingsº of Judah,º and all² Judah,º and all² the inhabitantsºª of Jerusalem,º that enter inºª by these² gates:º 21 Thus² saithºª the LORD;º Take heedºª to yourselves,º and bearºª no² burdenº on the sabbathº day,º nor bring¹ª [it] in² by the gatesº of Jerusalem;º 22 Neither² carry forthºª a burdenº out of your housesº² on the sabbathº day,º neither² doºª ye any² work,º but hallowºª ye² the sabbathº day,º as² I commandedºª your fathers.º 23 But they obeyedºª not,² neither² inclinedºª² their ear,º but made² their neckº stiff,ºª that they might not² hear,ºª nor² receiveºª instruction.º 24 And it shall come to pass,² if² ye diligently¹ª hearkenºª unto² me, saithºª the LORD,º to bring¹ª in² no² burdenº through the gatesº of this² cityº on the sabbathº day,º but hallowºª² the sabbathº day,º to doºª noº² workº therein; 25 Then shall there enterºª into the gatesº of this² cityº kingsº and princesº sittingºª upon² the throneº of David,º ridingºª in chariotsº and on horses,º they,² and their princes,º the menº of Judah,º and the inhabitantsºª of Jerusalem:º and this² cityº shall remainºª for ever.º 26 And they shall comeºª from the citiesº² of Judah,º and from the places aboutº² Jerusalem,º and from the landº² of Benjamin,º and from² the plain,º and from² the mountains,º and from² the south,º bringingºª burnt offerings,º and sacrifices,º and meat offerings,º and incense,º and bringingºª sacrifices of praise,º unto the houseº of the LORD.º 27 But if² ye will not² hearkenºª unto² me to hallowºª² the sabbathº day,º and not² to bearºª a burden,º even entering² in¹ª at the gatesº of Jerusalemº on the sabbathº day;º then will I kindleºª a fireº in the gatesº thereof, and it shall devourºª the palacesº of Jerusalem,º and it shall not² be quenched.ºª

[19] Pv 1:20; 8:1; 9:3; Jr 7:2; 19:2; 26:2; 36:6, 10; Ac 5:20.
[20] Ps 49:1; Jr 13:18; 19:3; 22:2; Ezk 2:7; 3:17; Ho 5:1; Am 4:1; Mi 3:1; Rv 2:29.
[21] Nu 15:32; Dt 4:9, 15, 23; 11:16; Jsh 23:11; Ne 13:15; Pv 4:23; Jr 17:22; Mk 4:24; Lk 8:18; Jn 5:9; Ac 20:28; He 2:1; 12:15.
[22] Gn 2:2; Ex 16:23; 20:8; 23:12; 31:13; Lv 19:3; 23:3; Dt 5:12; Is 56:2; 58:13; Ezk 20:12, 20; 22:8; Lk 6:5; 23:56; Rv 1:10.
[23] Ps 50:17; Pv 1:3, 5; 5:12; 8:10; 29:1; Is 48:4; Jr 6:8; 7:24; 11:10; 16:11; 19:15; 32:33; 35:15; Ezk 20:13, 16, 21; Zp 3:7; Zc 7:11; Jn 3:19; Ac 7:51.
[24] Ex 15:26; Dt 11:13, 22; Is 21:7; 55:2; 58:13; Jr 17:21; Zc 6:15; 2P 1:5.
[25] Ex 12:14; Dt 17:16; 1S 8:11; 2S 7:16; 8:4; 1K 9:4; Ps 89:29; 132:11, 13; Is 9:7; Jr 13:13; 22:4, 30; 33:15, 17, 21; Lk 1:32; He 12:22.
[26] Lv 1:1; Jsh 15:21; Ezr 3:3, 11; Ps 107:22; 116:17; Jr 32:44; 33:11, 13; Zc 7:7; He 13:15; 1P 2:5, 9; Rv 1:5.
[27] Dt 32:22; 2K 22:17; 25:9; 2Ch 36:19; Is 1:20, 31; 9:18; Jr 6:17; 7:20; 17:4, 21, 24; 21:12, 14; 26:4; 32:29; 38:21; 39:8; 44:16; 49:27; 52:13; Lm 4:11; Ezk 16:41; 20:47; 22:8; Am 1:4, 7, 10, 12, 14; 2:2, 4, 5; Zc 7:11; Mk 9:43; He 12:25.


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