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Jeremiah 17:1

חַטַּ֣את
chaṭṭâʼâh
an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
יְהוּדָ֗ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
כְּתוּבָ֛ה
kâthab
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
בְּעֵ֥ט
ʻêṭ
in/with/by — a stylus or marking stick
בַּרְזֶ֖ל
barzel
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
בְּצִפֹּ֣רֶן
tsippôren
in/with/by — properly, a claw, i.e. (human) nail; also the point of a style (or pen, tipped with adamant)
שָׁמִ֑יר
shâmîyr
a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond
חֲרוּשָׁה֙
chârash
to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); hence (from the idea of secrecy) to be silent, to let alone; hence (by implication) to be deaf (as an accompaniment of dumbness)
עַל
ʻal
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
ל֣וּחַ
lûwach
probably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal
לִבָּ֔ם
lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
וּלְקַרְנ֖וֹת
qeren
and to/for — a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power
מִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶֽם
mizbêach
an altar
Jeremiah 17:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3
The sin of Judah is written down with an iron stylus; With a diamond point it is
Narrator's Aside
A striking image: not the law but sin itself now inscribed where the law was meant to be written, as permanent and unyielding as the diamond…
engraved upon the tablet
Narrator's Aside
A striking image: not the law but sin itself now inscribed where the law was meant to be written, as permanent and unyielding as the diamond…
of their heart
Narrator's Aside
A striking image: not the law but sin itself now inscribed where the law was meant to be written, as permanent and unyielding as the diamond…
And on the horns of their altars.
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Today's memory verse · from this session
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.
Jeremiah 17:1
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