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Jeremiah 17:9

17:8 For 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 careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. drought: or, restraint
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

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The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

17:10 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.

What does Jeremiah 17:9 mean?

Jeremiah 17:9 is a verse in the book of Jeremiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include לֵב (lêb), עָקֹב (ʻâqôb), אָנַשׁ (ʼânash). It connects to 21 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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The
heartלֵבlêb/labe/H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
is
deceitfulעָקֹבʻâqôb/aw-kobe'/H6121(transitive) fraudulent or (intransitive) tracked
above
all
things,
and
desperately
wicked:אָנַשׁʼânash/aw-nash'/H605to be frail, feeble, or (figuratively) melancholy
who
can
knowיָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 17:9

HENRY_FULL · Jeremiah 17:9
" In this chapter, I. The daughters of Jerusalem, moved with the description which the church had given of Christ, enquire after him, ver. 1 . II. The church directs them where they may meet with him, ver. 2, 3 . III. Christ is now found of those that sought him, and very highly applauds the beauty of his spouse, as one extremely smitten with it ( ver. 4-7 ), preferring her before all others ( ver. 8, 9 ), recommending her to the love and esteem of all her neighbours ( ver. 10 ), and, lastly, acknowledging the impressions which her beauty had made upon him and the great delight he took in it, ver. 11-13 .

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Isaiah 57:1

The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. merciful: Heb. men of kindness, or, godliness from: or, from that which is evil

Isaiah 58:11

And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. drought: Heb. droughts fail: Heb. lie, or, deceive

Jeremiah 1:7

But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

Jeremiah 1:8

Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 2:2

Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown. thee: or, for thy sake

Jeremiah 4:12

Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them. a full: or, a fuller wind than those give: Heb. utter judgments

Jeremiah 5:1

Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.

Jeremiah 5:13

And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.

Jeremiah 17:11

As 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. sitteth: or, gathereth young which she hath not brought forth

Ezekiel 34:23

And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

Zephaniah 3:17

The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. rest: Heb. be silent

Matthew 18:20

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

Matthew 28:20

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

John 4:34

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

John 4:35

Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

John 14:3

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

John 17:24

Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

Philippians 1:21

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

1 Thessalonians 4:13

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

1 Thessalonians 4:14

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

Revelation 7:17

For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

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What does Jeremiah 17:9 say?

Jeremiah 17:9 (King James Version) reads: "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"

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Jeremiah 17:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Jeremiah.

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