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

8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be anxious in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. 9The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? 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. 11As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool. 12A glorious high throne 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

• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• searchחָקַרchâqar · to searchH2713
• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• tryבָּחַןbâchan · to testH974
• reinsכִּלְיָהkilyâh · kidneyH3629
• giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• doingsמַעֲלָלma‛ălâl · deedH4611

Cross-references for Jeremiah 17:10

• Jeremiah 11:20But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for to thee have I revealed my cause.
• Jeremiah 20:12But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for to thee have I opened my cause.
• 1 Samuel 16:7But the LORD said to Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou shalt seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou shalt forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
• 1 Chronicles 29:17I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, who are present here, to offer willingly to thee.
• 2 Chronicles 6:30Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render to every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men:)
• Psalms 7:9O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
• Psalms 139:1O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me .
• Proverbs 17:3The refining potis for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
• John 2:25And needed not that any should testify concerning man: for he knew what was in man.
• Romans 8:27And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
• Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
• Revelation 2:23And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he who searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give to each one of you according to your works.
• Jeremiah 32:19Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thy eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:
• Psalms 62:12Also to thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
• Matthew 16:27For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

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

• God Continued...
• Heart
• Judgment
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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