Jer 17 | NASB1995 | STEP | The sin of Judah is written down with an iron stylus ; With a diamond point it is engraved upon the tablet of their heart And on the horns of their altars ,

‏ Jeremiah 17

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 ^{▼▼ So ancient versions; M.T. your}their altars,
2 As they remember their ^echildren,
So they remember their altars and their ^{▼▼ I.e. wooden symbols of a female deity
,} ^gAsherim
By ^hgreen trees on the high hills.
3 O ⁱmountain of Mine in the countryside,
I will ^jgive over your wealth and all your treasures for booty,
Your high places for sin throughout your borders.
4 And you will, even of yourself, ^klet go of your inheritance
That I gave you;
And I will make you serve your ^lenemies
In the ^mland which you do not know;
For you have ⁿkindled a fire in My anger
Which will burn forever.

5 Thus says the Lord,
^o“Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind
And makes ^pflesh his ^{▼▼ Lit arm}strength,
And whose heart turns away from the Lord.
6 “For he will be like a ^rbush in the desert
And will not see when prosperity comes,
But will live in stony wastes in the wilderness,
A ^sland of salt ^{▼▼ Lit and is not inhabited}without inhabitant.
7 ^u“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord
And whose ^vtrust is the Lord.
8 “For he will be like a ^wtree 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 ^xdrought
Nor cease to yield fruit.

9 “The ^yheart is more ^zdeceitful than all else
And is desperately ^aasick;
Who can understand it?
10 “I, the Lord, ^absearch the heart,
I test the ^{▼▼ Lit kidneys}mind,
Even ^adto give to each man according to his ways,
According to the ^{▼▼ Lit fruit}results of his deeds.
11 “As a partridge that hatches eggs which it has not laid,
So is he who ^afmakes a fortune, but unjustly;
In the midst of his days it will forsake him,
And in ^{▼▼ Lit his}the end he will be a ^ahfool.”

12 ^aiA glorious throne on high from the beginning
Is the place of our sanctuary.
13 O Lord, the ^ajhope of Israel,
All who ^akforsake You will be put to shame.
Those who turn ^{▼▼ Lit away from Me}away on earth will be ^amwritten down,
Because they have forsaken the fountain of living water, even the Lord.
14 ^anHeal me, O Lord, and I will be healed;
^aoSave me and I will be saved,
For You are my ^appraise.
15 Look, they keep ^aqsaying 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;
^arYou Yourself know that the utterance of my lips
Was in Your presence.
17 Do not be a ^asterror to me;
You are my ^atrefuge in the day of disaster.
18 Let those who persecute me be ^auput to shame, but as for me, ^avlet me not be put to shame;
Let them be dismayed, but let me not be dismayed.
^awBring on them a day of disaster,
And crush them with twofold destruction!

The Sabbath Must Be Kept

19 Thus the Lord said to me, “Go and stand in the ^{▼▼ Lit gate of the sons of the people}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, ‘ ^ayListen to the word of the Lord, ^azkings of Judah, and all Judah and all inhabitants of Jerusalem who come in through these gates: 21 ‘Thus says the Lord, ^ba“Take heed for yourselves, and ^bbdo 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 ^bcnor do any work, but keep the sabbath day holy, as I ^bdcommanded your ^{▼▼ Lit fathers}forefathers. 23 “Yet they ^bfdid not listen or incline their ears, but ^bgstiffened their necks in order not to listen or take correction.

24 “But it will come about, if you ^bhlisten attentively to Me,” declares the Lord, “to ^bibring no load in through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, ^bjbut to keep the sabbath day holy by doing no work on it, 25 ^bkthen there will come in through the gates of this city kings and princes ^blsitting 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 ^bmcity will be inhabited forever. 26 “They will come in from the ^bncities of Judah and from the environs of Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the ^bolowland, from the hill country and from the ^bpNegev, bringing burnt offerings, sacrifices, grain offerings and incense, and bringing sacrifices of thanksgiving to the house of the Lord. 27 “But ^bqif 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 ^brI will kindle a fire in its gates and it will ^bsdevour the palaces of Jerusalem and ^btnot be quenched.”’”