Jeremiah 17:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 17:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 17:1 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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 he..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 17:1 — KJV
“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; point: Heb. nail”
— Jeremiah 17:1 (KJV)
Jeremiah 17:1 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 17:1
“Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness; bethink...: Heb. bring back to their heart”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:1: sin, pen, heart
“Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David. as it was...: Heb. by the hands of David”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:1: sin, written, point
“Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins. comfortably: Heb. to the heart warfare: or, appointed time”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:1: sin, point, heart
“And both these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed. hearts: Heb. their hearts”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:1: point, table, heart
“And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:1: sin, written, table
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