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Jeremiah 17
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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.
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

  1. Jeremiah 17:2 Hebrew “tree”
  2. Jeremiah 17:4 Literally “you shall loose and in you from your inheritance”
  3. Jeremiah 17:5 Literally “arm”
  4. Jeremiah 17:6 Or “Arabah”
  5. Jeremiah 17:6 Or “wilderness”
  6. Jeremiah 17:6 Hebrew “salt flat”
  7. Jeremiah 17:8 Hebrew “leaf”
  8. Jeremiah 17:10 Literally “heart”
  9. Jeremiah 17:10 Literally “kidneys”
  10. Jeremiah 17:16 Literally “after you”
  11. Jeremiah 17:18 Literally “I”
  12. Jeremiah 17:18 Literally “I”
  13. Jeremiah 17:19 Literally “gate of the sons/children of the people”
  14. Jeremiah 17:21 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  15. Jeremiah 17:22 Or “fathers”
  16. Jeremiah 17:24 Literally “a declaration of”
  17. Jeremiah 17:25 Hebrew “chariot”
  18. Jeremiah 17:25 Literally “to eternity”
  19. Jeremiah 17:26 Hebrew “burnt offering”
  20. Jeremiah 17:26 Hebrew “sacrifice”
  21. Jeremiah 17:26 Hebrew “grain offering”
  22. Jeremiah 17:26 Hebrew “thank offering”
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Jeremiah 17
New International Version

17 “Judah’s sin is engraved with an iron tool,(A)
    inscribed with a flint point,
on the tablets of their hearts(B)
    and on the horns(C) of their altars.
2 Even their children remember
    their altars and Asherah poles[a](D)
beside the spreading trees
    and on the high hills.(E)
3 My mountain in the land
    and your[b] wealth and all your treasures
I will give away as plunder,(F)
    together with your high places,(G)
    because of sin throughout your country.(H)
4 Through your own fault you will lose
    the inheritance(I) I gave you.
I will enslave you to your enemies(J)
    in a land(K) you do not know,
for you have kindled my anger,
    and it will burn(L) forever.”

5 This is what the Lord says:

“Cursed is the one who trusts in man,(M)
    who draws strength from mere flesh
    and whose heart turns away from the Lord.(N)
6 That person will be like a bush in the wastelands;
    they will not see prosperity when it comes.
They will dwell in the parched places(O) of the desert,
    in a salt(P) land where no one lives.

7 “But blessed(Q) is the one who trusts(R) in the Lord,
    whose confidence is in him.
8 They will be like a tree planted by the water
    that sends out its roots by the stream.(S)
It does not fear when heat comes;
    its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought(T)
    and never fails to bear fruit.”(U)

9 The heart(V) is deceitful above all things
    and beyond cure.
    Who can understand it?

10 “I the Lord search the heart(W)
    and examine the mind,(X)
to reward(Y) each person according to their conduct,
    according to what their deeds deserve.”(Z)

11 Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay
    are those who gain riches by unjust means.
When their lives are half gone, their riches will desert them,
    and in the end they will prove to be fools.(AA)

12 A glorious throne,(AB) exalted from the beginning,
    is the place of our sanctuary.
13 Lord, you are the hope(AC) of Israel;
    all who forsake(AD) you will be put to shame.
Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust(AE)
    because they have forsaken the Lord,
    the spring of living water.(AF)

14 Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed;(AG)
    save(AH) me and I will be saved,
    for you are the one I praise.(AI)
15 They keep saying to me,
    “Where is the word of the Lord?
    Let it now be fulfilled!”(AJ)
16 I have not run away from being your shepherd;
    you know I have not desired the day of despair.
    What passes my lips(AK) is open before you.
17 Do not be a terror(AL) to me;
    you are my refuge(AM) in the day of disaster.(AN)
18 Let my persecutors be put to shame,
    but keep me from shame;
let them be terrified,
    but keep me from terror.
Bring on them the day of disaster;
    destroy them with double destruction.(AO)

Keeping the Sabbath Day Holy

19 This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and stand at the Gate of the People,[c] through which the kings of Judah go in and out; stand also at all the other gates of Jerusalem.(AP) 20 Say to them, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, you kings of Judah and all people of Judah and everyone living in Jerusalem(AQ) who come through these gates.(AR) 21 This is what the Lord says: Be careful not to carry a load on the Sabbath(AS) day or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem. 22 Do not bring a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath, but keep the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your ancestors.(AT) 23 Yet they did not listen or pay attention;(AU) they were stiff-necked(AV) and would not listen or respond to discipline.(AW) 24 But if you are careful to obey me, declares the Lord, and bring no load through the gates of this city on the Sabbath, but keep the Sabbath day holy(AX) by not doing any work on it, 25 then kings who sit on David’s throne(AY) will come through the gates of this city with their officials. They and their officials will come riding in chariots and on horses, accompanied by the men of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever.(AZ) 26 People will come from the towns of Judah and the villages around Jerusalem, from the territory of Benjamin and the western foothills, from the hill country and the Negev,(BA) bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and incense, and bringing thank offerings to the house of the Lord. 27 But if you do not obey(BB) me to keep the Sabbath(BC) day holy by not carrying any load as you come through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire(BD) in the gates of Jerusalem that will consume her fortresses.’”(BE)

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:2 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah
  2. Jeremiah 17:3 Or hills / 3 and the mountains of the land. / Your
  3. Jeremiah 17:19 Or Army
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