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.”
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.”

Context of Jeremiah 17:10

8He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit." 9The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? "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." 11Like the partridge that gathers a brood that she did not hatch, so is he who gets riches but not by justice; in the midst of his days they will leave him, and at his end he will be a fool. 12A glorious throne set on high 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• I the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• searchחָקַרchâqar · to searchH2713
• the heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• tryבָּחַןbâchan · to testH974
• the reinsכִּלְיָהkilyâh · kidneyH3629
• even to giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• every manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• according to his waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• according to the fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• of his doingsמַעֲלָלma‛ălâl · deedH4611

Cross-references for Jeremiah 17:10

• Jeremiah 11:20But, O Lord of hosts, who judges righteously, who tests the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you have I committed my cause.
• Jeremiah 20:12O Lord of hosts, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you have I committed my cause.
• 1 Samuel 16:7But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart."
• 1 Chronicles 28:9"And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
• 1 Chronicles 29:17I know, my God, that you test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you.
• 2 Chronicles 6:30then hear from heaven your dwelling place and forgive and render to each whose heart you know, according to all his ways, for you, you only, know the hearts of the children of mankind,
• Psalms 7:9Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end, and may you establish the righteous— you who test the minds and hearts, O righteous God!
• Psalms 139:1O Lord, you have searched me and known me!
• Proverbs 17:3The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the Lord tests hearts.
• John 2:25and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man.
• Romans 8:27And he who searches hearts knows what is 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 two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
• Revelation 2:23and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you according to your works.
• Jeremiah 32:19great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of man, rewarding each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.
• Psalms 62:12and that to you, O Lord, belongs steadfast love. For you will render to a man according to his work.
• Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person 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