Jeremiah 17:10

Jeremiah 17:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
• New International Version (NIV)“I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds."
• New King James Version (NKJV)I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings.

Context of Jeremiah 17:10

8He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit. 9The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve. 11Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.” 12A glorious throne, exalted from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary.

Jeremiah 17:10 word by word

אֲנִ֧י יְהוָ֛ה חֹקֵ֥ר לֵ֖ב בֹּחֵ֣ן כְּלָי֑וֹת וְלָתֵ֤ת לְאִישׁ֙ כִּדְרָכָ֔יו כִּפְרִ֖י מַעֲלָלָֽיו׃ סRead the interlinear

• Iאֲנִי'ănîy · IH589
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• searchחָקַרchâqar · to searchH2713
• the heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• I examineבָּחַןbâchan · to testH974
• the mindכִּלְיָהkilyâh · kidneyH3629
• to rewardנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• a manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• according to his wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• by what his deedsמַעֲלָלma‛ălâl · deedH4611
• deserveפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529

Cross-references for Jeremiah 17:10

• Jeremiah 11:20O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
• Jeremiah 20:12O LORD of Hosts, who examines the righteous, who sees the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
• 1 Samuel 16:7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
• 1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
• 1 Chronicles 29:17I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.
• 2 Chronicles 6:30be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of men—
• Psalms 7:9Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
• Psalms 139:1O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
• Proverbs 17:3A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
• John 2:25He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.
• Romans 8:27And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
• Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
• Revelation 2:23Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
• Jeremiah 32:19the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men, to reward each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.
• Psalms 62:12and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
• Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 17:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10I the Lord search the heart - The Lord is called by his apostles, Acts 1:24, , the Knower of the heart. To him alone can this epithet be applied; and it is from him alone that we can derive that instruction by which we can in any measure know ourselves.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5-18Verses 5-18 In the rest of the prophecy Jeremiah dwells upon the moral faults which had led to Judah‘s ruin. Jeremiah 17:6 Like the heath - Or, “like a destitute man” Psalm 102:17. The verbs “he shall see” (or fear) and “shall inhabit” plainly show that a man is here meant and not a plant. Jeremiah 17:8 The river - Or, “water-course” Isaiah 30:25, made for purposes of irrigation. Shall not see - Or, “shall not fear Jeremiah 17:6.” God‘s people feel…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-11Verses 5-11 He who puts confidence in man, shall be like the heath in a desert, a naked tree, a sorry shrub, the product of barren ground, useless and worthless. Those who trust to their own righteousness and strength, and think they can do without Christ, make flesh their arm, and their souls cannot prosper in graces or comforts. Those who make God their Hope, shall flourish like a tree always green, whose leaf does not wither. They shall be fixed in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10By nature, the human heart can be deceitful and very wicked. Only the Lord truly understands its depth.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Lest any should infer from Jr 17:9, "who can know it?" that even the Lord does not know, and therefore cannot punish, the hidden treachery of the heart, He says, "I the Lord search the heart," &c. (1Ch 28:9; Psa 7:9; Pr 17:3; Re 2:23). even to give--and that in order that I may give (Jr 32:19).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 17:10

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• Heart
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In the dictionaries

• Discontinue
• Hallow
• Hatch
• Reins
• Salt
• Sit
• Foreknow; Foreknowledge
• Heart
• Kidneys
• Omniscience

Commentaries on Jeremiah 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings