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The
Deceitful Heart |
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| Jeremiah 17:1 |
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The sin of Judah is written down with an iron
stylus; With a diamond point it is engraved upon the tablet of their heart And
on the horns of their altars, |
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| Jeremiah 17:2 |
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As they remember their children, So they remember
their altars and their Asherim By green trees on the high hills. |
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| Jeremiah 17:3 |
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O mountain of Mine in the countryside, I will
give over your wealth and all your treasures for booty, Your high places for sin
throughout your borders. |
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| Jeremiah 17:4 |
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And you will, even of yourself, let go of your
inheritance That I gave you; And I will make you serve your enemies In the land
which you do not know; For you have kindled a fire in My anger Which will burn
forever. |
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| Jeremiah 17:5 |
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Thus says the LORD, "Cursed is the man who trusts
in mankind And makes flesh his strength, And whose heart turns away from the LORD.
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| Jeremiah 17:6 |
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"For he will be like a bush in the desert And
will not see when prosperity comes, But will live in stony wastes in the wilderness,
A land of salt without inhabitant. |
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| Jeremiah 17:7 |
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"Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD And
whose trust is the LORD. |
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| Jeremiah 17:8 |
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"For he will be like a tree planted by the water,
That extends its roots by a stream And will not fear when the heat comes; But
its leaves will be green, And it will not be anxious in a year of drought Nor
cease to yield fruit. |
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| Jeremiah 17:9 |
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"The heart is more deceitful than all else And
is desperately sick; Who can understand it? |
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| Jeremiah 17:10 |
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"I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind,
Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his
deeds. |
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| Jeremiah 17:11 |
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"As a partridge that hatches eggs which it has
not laid, So is he who makes a fortune, but unjustly; In the midst of his days
it will forsake him, And in the end he will be a fool." |
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| Jeremiah 17:12 |
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A glorious throne on high from the beginning
Is the place of our sanctuary. |
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| Jeremiah 17:13 |
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O LORD, the hope of Israel, All who forsake
You will be put to shame. Those who turn away on earth will be written down, Because
they have forsaken the fountain of living water, even the LORD. |
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| Jeremiah 17:14 |
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Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; Save
me and I will be saved, For You are my praise. |
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| Jeremiah 17:15 |
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Look, they keep saying to me, "Where is the
word of the LORD? Let it come now!" |
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| Jeremiah 17:16 |
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But as for me, I have not hurried away from
being a shepherd after You, Nor have I longed for the woeful day; You Yourself
know that the utterance of my lips Was in Your presence. |
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| Jeremiah 17:17 |
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Do not be a terror to me; You are my refuge
in the day of disaster. |
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| Jeremiah 17:18 |
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Let those who persecute me be put to shame,
but as for me, let me not be put to shame; Let them be dismayed, but let me not
be dismayed. Bring on them a day of disaster, And crush them with twofold destruction! |
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The Sabbath Must Be Kept |
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| Jeremiah 17:19 |
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Thus the LORD said to me, "Go and stand in the
public gate, through which the kings of Judah come in and go out, as well as in
all the gates of Jerusalem; |
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| Jeremiah 17:20 |
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and say to them, 'Listen to the word of the
LORD, kings of Judah, and all Judah and all inhabitants of Jerusalem who come
in through these gates: |
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| Jeremiah 17:21 |
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'Thus says the LORD, "Take heed for yourselves,
and do not carry any load on the sabbath day or bring anything in through the
gates of Jerusalem. |
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| Jeremiah 17:22 |
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"You shall not bring a load out of your houses
on the sabbath day nor do any work, but keep the sabbath day holy, as I commanded
your forefathers. |
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| Jeremiah 17:23 |
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"Yet they did not listen or incline their ears,
but stiffened their necks in order not to listen or take correction. |
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| Jeremiah 17:24 |
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"But it will come about, if you listen attentively
to Me," declares the LORD, "to bring no load in through the gates of this city
on the sabbath day, but to keep the sabbath day holy by doing no work on it, |
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| Jeremiah 17:25 |
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then there will come in through the gates of
this city kings and princes sitting on the throne of David, riding in chariots
and on horses, they and their princes, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of
Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever. |
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| Jeremiah 17:26 |
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"They will come in from the cities of Judah
and from the environs of Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the lowland,
from the hill country and from the Negev, bringing burnt offerings, sacrifices,
grain offerings and incense, and bringing sacrifices of thanksgiving to the house
of the LORD. |
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| Jeremiah 17:27 |
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"But if you do not listen to Me to keep the
sabbath day holy by not carrying a load and coming in through the gates of Jerusalem
on the sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates and it will devour
the palaces of Jerusalem and not be quenched."'" |
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