Jeremiah 17:3

The Sin and Punishment of Judah · Jeremiah 17:1–11
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Translations

Modern
O My mountain in the countryside, I will give over your wealth and all your treasures as plunder, because of the sin of your high places, within all your borders.
Traditional
O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all thy borders.
Literal
O My mountain in the field, I will give your wealth and all your treasures as plunder, your high places of sin within all your borders!
Latin
…sacrificantes in agro: fortitudinem tuam, et omnes thesauros tuos in direptionem dabo; excelsa tua propter peccata in universis finibus tuis.

Original

Hebrew
English
O My mountain in the countryside, I will give over your wealth and all your treasures as plunder, because of the sin of your high places, within all your borders.

Notes

The Lord's holy mountain was the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, where people stored wealth and treasures.

The families of Judah were devoted to Baal worship. The Lord listed their sins to justify their judgment.

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Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Jeremiah (Person)

Topics

Idolatry: Warnings Against, and Punishments of Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments