Jeremiah 17:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The sin of Judah is written with an iron pen, engraved with a diamond point, on the tablets of their hearts and on the horns of their altars.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond; it is engraved upon the tablet of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    The sin{H2403} of Judah{H3063} is written{H3789} with a pen{H5842} of iron,{H1270} [and] with the point{H6856} of a diamond:{H8068} it is graven{H2790} upon the tablet{H3871} of their heart,{H3820} and upon the horns{H7161} of your altars;{H4196}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    The sin{H2403} of Judah{H3063} is written{H3789}{(H8803)} with a pen{H5842} of iron{H1270}, and with the point{H6856} of a diamond{H8068}: it is graven{H2790}{(H8803)} upon the table{H3871} of their heart{H3820}, and upon the horns{H7161} of your altars{H4196};

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Youre synne (o ye off the trybe of Iuda) is writte in the table of yor hertes, & graue so vpon the edges of yor aulters wt a penne of yron & with an Adamat clawe:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The sinne of Iudah is written with a pen of yron, and with the poynt of a diamonde, and grauen vpon the table of their heart, and vpon the hornes of your altars.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Your sinne O ye of the tribe of Iuda is written in the table of your heartes, and grauen so vpon the edges of your aulters with a penne of iron, and with an Adamant clawe:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ The sin of Judah [is] written with a pen of iron, [and] with the point of a diamond: [it is] graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, [and] with the point of a diamond: it is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of your altars;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, With the point of a diamond, Graven on the tablet of their heart, And on the horns of your altars,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, `and' with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the tablet of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, [and] with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the tablet of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    The sin of Judah is recorded with a pen of iron, and with the sharp point of a jewel it is cut on their hearts of stone, and on the horns of their altars for a sign to them:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, [and] with the point of a diamond: it is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of your altars;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The sin of Judah is engraved with an iron chisel on their stone-hard hearts. It is inscribed with a diamond point on the horns of their altars.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:3 : 3 Let lovingkindness and truth never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
  • 2 Cor 3:3 : 3 It is clear that you are a letter of Christ, served by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
  • Prov 7:3 : 3 Tie them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
  • Hos 12:11 : 11 I spoke through the prophets and gave many visions; through the prophets, I used parables.
  • Lev 4:17-18 : 17 The priest will dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil. 18 He is to put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is before the LORD in the tent of meeting. He shall then pour out the remaining blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings, which is at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
  • Lev 4:25 : 25 The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offerings. Then he shall pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offerings.
  • Job 19:23-24 : 23 Oh, that my words were written! Oh, that they were inscribed in a book! 24 That with an iron stylus and lead they were engraved in the rock forever!

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    22 Judah did evil in the eyes of the LORD. By the sins they committed, they aroused His jealous anger more than their ancestors had done.

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    9 By this, the guilt of Jacob will be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: when he makes all the altar stones like crushed chalk stones, and no Asherah poles or incense altars will stand.

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    9 Because Israel's immorality mattered so little to her, she defiled the land and committed adultery with stone and wood.

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    16 I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their evil in forsaking Me, burning incense to other gods, and worshiping the works of their own hands.

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    17 They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire, practiced divination and sorcery, and sold themselves to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger.

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    11 Ephraim has built many altars for sin; they have become altars for sinning.

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    2 Their hearts are divided; now they must bear their guilt. He will tear down their altars and destroy their sacred pillars.

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    3 Tie them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.

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    9 They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity; He will punish their sins.

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    18 They abandoned the house of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and started worshiping the Asherah poles and idols. As a result, God's wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem because of their guilt.

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    10 They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every leafy tree.

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    8 Now go, write it on a tablet before them and inscribe it in a book, so it will stand as a witness forever and ever.

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    18 Your own way and your deeds have caused this to you; this is your calamity. How bitter it is! It has reached your very heart.

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    3 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the Lord tests hearts.

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    10 You build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity.

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    8 Therefore, the wrath of the LORD fell upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He made them an object of horror, devastation, and scorn, as you can see with your own eyes.

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    9 Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, the wickedness of the kings of Judah, the wickedness of their wives, your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

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