Jeremiah
Jeremiah 17:9–10
9The heart is deceitful above all things
and beyond cure.
Who can understand it?
10I, the LORD, search the heart;
I examine the mindb
to reward a man according to his way,
by what his deeds deserve.
Footnotes
- b 17:10 Hebrew kidneys
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Jeremiah 17:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The heart | הַלֵּ֛ב | hal·lêḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| deceitful | עָקֹ֥ב | ‘ā·qōḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H6121 insidious, deceitful |
| above all things | מִכֹּ֖ל | mik·kōl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| and beyond cure | וְאָנֻ֣שׁ | wə·’ā·nuš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H605 be weak, sick |
| Who | מִ֖י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| can understand it | יֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃ | yê·ḏā·‘en·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H3045 know |
Jeremiah 17:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | אֲנִ֧י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| search | חֹקֵ֥ר | ḥō·qêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2713 search |
| the heart | לֵ֖ב | lêḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| I examine | בֹּחֵ֣ן | bō·ḥên | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H974 examine, try |
| the mind | כְּלָי֑וֹת | kə·lā·yō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H3629 kidneys |
| to reward | וְלָתֵ֤ת | wə·lā·ṯêṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5414 give, put, set |
| a man | לְאִישׁ֙ | lə·’îš | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| according to his way | כְּדַרְכּוֹ | kə·ḏar·kō | Preposition-k; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| by what his deeds | מַעֲלָלָֽיו׃ס | ma·‘ă·lā·lāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4611 deed, practice |
| deserve | כִּפְרִ֖י | kip̄·rî | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6529 fruit |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 17:9 Mark 7:21–22 · Matthew 15:19 · Ecclesiastes 9:3 · Proverbs 28:26 · Hebrews 3:12 · Genesis 6:5 · James 1:14–15 · Genesis 8:21 · Matthew 13:15 · Psalm 53:1–3 · Jeremiah 16:12 · Psalm 51:5
Jeremiah 17:10 1 Samuel 16:7 · Romans 8:27 · Jeremiah 11:20 · Revelation 2:23 · Hebrews 4:12–13 · Psalm 139:23–24 · Jeremiah 32:19 · Jeremiah 20:12 · 1 Chronicles 28:9 · Galatians 6:7–8 · Proverbs 17:3 · Revelation 22:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.