Jeremiah 17:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

I, the LORD, search the heart and test the mind, to give each person according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֲנִ֧י יְהוָ֛ה חֹקֵ֥ר לֵ֖ב בֹּחֵ֣ן כְּלָי֑וֹת וְלָתֵ֤ת לְאִישׁ֙ *כדרכו **כִּדְרָכָ֔יו כִּפְרִ֖י מַעֲלָלָֽיו׃

Transliteration

I Yhwh ḥōqēr lēb bōḥēn kĕlāyôt and-to-lātēt to-ʾîš according-to-dĕrākāyw according-to-pĕrî maʿălālāyw

Grammar Details

• *Yhwh*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *ḥōqēr*: qal participle masculine singular - searching
• *lēb*: masculine singular noun - heart
• *bōḥēn*: qal participle masculine singular - testing
• *kĕlāyôt*: feminine plural noun - kidneys/innermost being
• *lātēt*: qal infinitive construct - to give
• *ʾîš*: masculine singular noun - man/each
• *dĕrākāyw*: plural noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his ways
• *pĕrî*: construct state, masculine singular - fruit of
• *maʿălālāyw*: masculine plural noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his deeds/doings

Word Meanings

• *ḥōqēr*: searching/examining/exploring
• *bōḥēn*: testing/examining/trying
• *kĕlāyôt*: kidneys/innermost being/mind/heart
• *maʿălālāyw*: his deeds/doings/practices/actions

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  I the LORD search the heart, I test the mind, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his deeds.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  I, Jehovah, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Euen I the LORDE ripe out the grounde off the hert, ad search the reynes and rewarde euery ma acordinge to his wayes, and acordinge to the frute off his councels.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I the Lord search the heart, and try ye reines, euen to giue euery man according to his wayes, and according to the fruite of his workes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Euen I the Lorde searche out the grounde of the heart, & trye the raynes, and rewarde euery man accordyng to his wayes, and accordyng to the fruite of his workes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I, Yahweh, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  I Jehovah do search the heart, try the reins, Even to give to each according to his way, According to the fruit of his doings.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I, Jehovah, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I, Jehovah, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I the Lord am the searcher of the heart, the tester of the thoughts, so that I may give to every man the reward of his ways, in keeping with the fruit of his doings.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I, Yahweh, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I, the LORD, probe into people’s minds. I examine people’s hearts. I deal with each person according to how he has behaved. I give them what they deserve based on what they have done.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 32:19 : 19 You are great in counsel and mighty in deeds. Your eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, rewarding each person according to their ways and the fruit of their deeds.
• Jer 11:20 : 20 But, LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously and tests the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance on them, for I have presented my case to you.
• 1 Sam 16:7 : 7 But the LORD told Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not see as man sees; man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
• Rom 8:27 : 27 And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.
• Rev 2:23 : 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
• Ps 62:12 : 12 One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard: That power belongs to God.
• Jer 20:12 : 12 O LORD of Hosts, you who test the righteous and see the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for I have presented my case to you.
• Ps 139:23-24 : 23 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
• 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him with wholehearted devotion and a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
• 1 Chr 29:17 : 17 I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. In the uprightness of my heart, I have freely offered all these things; and now I have seen your people, who are present here, joyfully and willingly give to you.
• Prov 17:3 : 3 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the Lord tests hearts.
• Isa 3:10-11 : 10 Tell the righteous that it will go well for them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds. 11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; they will be repaid for their deeds.
• Rom 2:6-8 : 6 He will repay each person according to their deeds. 7 To those who seek glory, honor, and immortality by persistence in doing good, He will give eternal life. 8 But to those who are self-seeking, who disobey the truth and obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and anger.
• Gal 6:7-8 : 7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a person sows, that they will also reap. 8 The one who sows to their flesh will reap decay from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
• Rev 22:12 : 12 Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.
• Jer 21:14 : 14 I will punish you according to the fruit of your deeds, declares the LORD. I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it will consume everything around her.
• Rom 6:21 : 21 But what fruit did you produce then from the things you are now ashamed of? The outcome of those things is death.
• Mic 7:13 : 13 The land will become desolate because of its inhabitants, due to the fruit of their deeds.
• Matt 16:27 : 27 For the Son of Man is going to come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each person according to what they have done.
• John 2:25 : 25 He did not need anyone to testify about mankind, for He Himself knew what was in each person.
• Ps 139:1-2 : 1 For the director of music. A psalm of David. LORD, You have searched me and You know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.
• 2 Chr 6:30 : 30 then hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. Forgive and deal with everyone according to what they do, since You know their hearts (for You alone know the human heart).
• Ps 7:9 : 9 The Lord will judge the peoples. Vindicate me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity.
• Heb 4:12-13 : 12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword. It penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from His sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give an account.
• Rev 20:12 : 12 And I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.