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Your wealth and all your treasures I will give for spoil as the price of your high places for sin throughout all your territory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance <i>and</i> all thy treasures to the spoil, <i>and</i> thy high places for sin, throughout all thy borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />O My mountain in the field, I will give as plunder your wealth, all your treasures, <i>And</i> your high places of sin within all your borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Mountain of Mine in the countryside, I will turn over your wealth and all your treasures as plunder, Your high places for sin throughout your borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />O mountain of Mine in the countryside, I will give over your wealth and all your treasures for plunder, Your high places for sin throughout your borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />O [Jerusalem] My mountain in the countryside, I will give [to the Babylonians, as the cost of your sin] your wealth and all your treasures as plunder, And throughout your territory, your high places of sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />my mountains in the countryside. I will give up your wealth and all your treasures as plunder because of the sin of your high places in all your borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My mountains in the countryside. I will give up your wealth and all your treasures as plunder because of the sin of your high places in all your borders. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures for a spoil, and thy high places, because of sin, throughout all thy borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So I'll take everything you own, including your altars, and give it all to your enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures for a spoil, and thy high places, because of sin, throughout all thy borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />and on mountains in the open country. I will turn your wealth and all your treasures into loot. I will do this because of your worship sites and your sin throughout all your territory. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and on the mountains in the open country. I will have your enemies take away your wealth and your treasures because of all the sins you have committed throughout your land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My mountain in the field, your wealth and your treasures I'll give as spoil; along with your high places as the price of your sin throughout your territory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and on the mountains and in the fields. I will give your wealth and all your treasures away as plunder. I will give it away as the price for the sins you have committed throughout your land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My mountain in the field, I will give your substance and all your treasures for a spoil, and your high places, because of sin, throughout all your borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My mountain in the field, I will give your substance and all your treasures for a plunder, and your high places, because of sin, throughout all your borders. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />O My mountain in the field—your strength, "" All your treasures—I give for a prey, "" Your high places for sin in all your borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> O My mountain in the field -- thy strength, All thy treasures -- for a prey I give, Thy high places for sin in all thy borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />O my mountain in the field, thy strength, all thy treasures I will, give for plunder, thy heights for sin in all thy bounds.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Sacrificing in the field: I will give thy strength, and all thy treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin in all thy borders. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />by sacrificing in the field. And so, I will give over your strength and all your treasures to be despoiled, along with your exalted places of sin, within all your borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the peaks in the country. Your wealth and all your treasures I give as plunder, As payment for all your sins throughout your territory, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />on the mountains in the open country. Your wealth and all your treasures I will give for spoil as the price of your sin throughout all your territory.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I will give all your riches, all your treasures to the spoil, and that which is throughout your territory, because of your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And in the mountains and in the wilderness, your goods and all your treasures and your borders I shall give for spoils because of your sins<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O thou that sittest upon the mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures for a spoil, And thy high places, because of sin, throughout all thy borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/17-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=5014" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/17.htm">The Sin and Punishment of Judah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Even their children remember their altars and Asherah poles by the green trees and on the high hills. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2042.htm" title="2042: hă·rā·rî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Hill, mountain. From an unused root meaning to loom up; a mountain.">O My mountain</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: baś·śā·ḏeh (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">in the countryside,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ’et·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I will give over</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: ḥê·lə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">your wealth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/214.htm" title="214: ’ō·wṣ·rō·w·ṯe·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse. From 'atsar; a depository.">your treasures</a> <a href="/hebrew/957.htm" title="957: lā·ḇaz (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Spoiling, robbery, spoil, booty. From bazaz; plunder.">as plunder,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: bə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">because of the sin</a> <a href="/hebrew/1116.htm" title="1116: bā·mō·ṯe·ḵā (N-fpc:: 2ms) -- A high place. From an unused root; an elevation.">of your high places,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">within all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇū·le·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">your borders.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>And you yourself will relinquish the inheritance that I gave you. I will enslave you to your enemies in a land that you do not know, for you have kindled My anger; it will burn forever.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-14.htm">2 Kings 21:14</a></span><br />So I will forsake the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hands of their enemies. And they will become plunder and spoil to all their enemies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/39-6.htm">Isaiah 39:6</a></span><br />The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Ezekiel 7:20-22</a></span><br />His beautiful ornaments they transformed into pride and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols. Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them. / And I will hand these things over as plunder to foreigners and loot to the wicked of the earth, who will defile them. / I will turn My face away from them, and they will defile My treasured place. Violent men will enter it, and they will defile it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/1-6.htm">Micah 1:6</a></span><br />Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble in the open field, a planting area for a vineyard. I will pour her stones into the valley and expose her foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-15.htm">Hosea 13:15</a></span><br />Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come—a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His fountain will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder his treasury of every precious article.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-18.htm">2 Chronicles 36:18-19</a></span><br />who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials. / Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-10.htm">Lamentations 1:10</a></span><br />The adversary has seized all her treasures. For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary—those You had forbidden to enter Your assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-24.htm">Isaiah 42:24</a></span><br />Who gave Jacob up for spoil, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? They were unwilling to walk in His ways, and they would not obey His law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/24-21.htm">Ezekiel 24:21</a></span><br />Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/79-1.htm">Psalm 79:1</a></span><br />A Psalm of Asaph. The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-2.htm">Matthew 24:2</a></span><br />“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-6.htm">Luke 21:6</a></span><br />“As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-2.htm">Mark 13:2</a></span><br />“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-48.htm">Acts 7:48-50</a></span><br />However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: / ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be? / Has not My hand made all these things?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-22.htm">Romans 11:22</a></span><br />Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O my mountain in the field, I will give your substance and all your treasures to the spoil, and your high places for sin, throughout all your borders.</p><p class="hdg">my.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/26-18.htm">Jeremiah 26:18</a></b></br> Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed <i>like</i> a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2,3</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass in the last days, <i>that</i> the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/5-17.htm">Lamentations 5:17,18</a></b></br> For this our heart is faint; for these <i>things</i> our eyes are dim… </p><p class="hdg">I will.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm">Jeremiah 15:13</a></b></br> Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and <i>that</i> for all thy sins, even in all thy borders.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/52-15.htm">Jeremiah 52:15-20</a></b></br> Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive <i>certain</i> of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/24-13.htm">2 Kings 24:13</a></b></br> And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said.</p><p class="hdg">and thy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/12-12.htm">Jeremiah 12:12</a></b></br> The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the <i>one</i> end of the land even to the <i>other</i> end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-30.htm">Leviticus 26:30</a></b></br> And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/27-9.htm">Isaiah 27:9</a></b></br> By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this <i>is</i> all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-15.htm">Country</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-4.htm">Countryside</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-18.htm">Field</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-2.htm">High</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-16.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-2.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-18.htm">Open</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-19.htm">Part</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-7.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm">Plunder</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm">Price</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-1.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-8.htm">Sittest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm">Stores</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-19.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Together</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm">Treasures</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-9.htm">War</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/25-32.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-26.htm">Country</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-28.htm">Countryside</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-14.htm">Field</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-12.htm">High</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-18.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-26.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-14.htm">Open</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Part</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-6.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-5.htm">Plunder</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-5.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-11.htm">Price</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-23.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-2.htm">Sittest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-5.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-8.htm">Stores</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-6.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-4.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-11.htm">Together</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-5.htm">Treasures</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-16.htm">War</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-11.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/17-1.htm">The captivity of Judah for her sin.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Trust in man is cursed;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/17-7.htm">in God is blessed.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">The deceitful heart cannot deceive God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/17-12.htm">The salvation of God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/17-15.htm">The prophet complains of the mockers of his prophecy.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/17-19.htm">He is sent to renew the covenant in hallowing the Sabbath.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The term "mountain" signifies strength and stability, while "countryside" highlights its geographical setting. Jerusalem's elevation made it a natural fortress, symbolizing God's protection. However, the mention here foreshadows a loss of divine favor due to the people's unfaithfulness.<p><b>I will give over your wealth and all your treasures as plunder</b><br>This indicates a divine judgment where the wealth and treasures of Jerusalem will be taken by invading forces. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled during the Babylonian conquest when Nebuchadnezzar's army looted the city. The treasures likely included the riches of the temple and royal palace, emphasizing the severity of the coming judgment. This reflects the biblical principle that material wealth is fleeting and can be lost due to disobedience.<p><b>because of the sin of your high places</b><br>"High places" were sites of idol worship, often located on elevated ground. Despite God's commands against idolatry, the Israelites frequently turned to these pagan practices. This phrase underscores the direct link between their sin and the impending judgment. The high places were a significant spiritual stumbling block, leading the people away from exclusive worship of Yahweh.<p><b>within all your borders</b><br>This phrase indicates the widespread nature of the idolatry and sin throughout the land of Judah. It wasn't confined to a single location but permeated the entire nation. This widespread apostasy highlights the depth of the people's rebellion against God. The comprehensive nature of the sin necessitated a comprehensive judgment, as seen in the Babylonian exile.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>The prophet who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah, warning them of impending judgment due to their idolatry and disobedience.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was often rebuked by God through prophets like Jeremiah for its idolatry and failure to follow God's commandments.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/high_places.htm">High Places</a></b><br>Elevated sites where the people of Judah engaged in idol worship, contrary to God's commands. These were often associated with pagan rituals and were a significant reason for God's judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_mountain.htm">God's Mountain</a></b><br>Refers to the land of Judah, which was considered God's possession. The term "mountain" symbolizes strength and stability, which would be compromised due to the people's sins.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/plunder.htm">Plunder</a></b><br>The consequence of Judah's sin, where their wealth and treasures would be taken by invading forces as a result of their disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry leads to spiritual and physical ruin. Just as Judah's treasures were given over as plunder, our spiritual wealth can be lost when we prioritize anything above God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God is in control of nations and their destinies. Judah's fate was a direct result of their actions, reminding us that God holds nations accountable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Obedience to God's commands is crucial. The high places were a direct violation of God's law, and their presence led to severe consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While judgment is pronounced, there is always an opportunity for repentance. Turning back to God can restore what was lost.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_modern_idolatry.htm">Guarding Against Modern Idolatry</a></b><br>In today's context, idolatry can take many forms, such as materialism or self-worship. We must be vigilant in identifying and removing these "high places" from our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_fiat_creationism.htm">What does the Bible say about our beliefs?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_beliefs_be_chosen_freely.htm">What is the meaning of Hidden Manna?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer._3_12-14_show_limitless_mercy.htm">How does Jeremiah 3:12-14 depict limitless mercy when texts like 2 Kings 17:6-23 suggest God's patience eventually ran out?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_overcoming.htm">What does the Bible say about FOMO?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">My mountain in the field.</span>--As in <a href="/jeremiah/21-13.htm" title="Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, said the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?">Jeremiah 21:13</a>; <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm" title="And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow to it.">Isaiah 2:2</a>; <a href="/micah/4-2.htm" title="And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.">Micah 4:2</a>, a poetic phrase for Jerusalem or Zion, its greatness consisting not in its material elevation above the "field" or surrounding country, but in being "my mountain," <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>the mountain of Jehovah. The words predict the plunder of the city, perhaps specially the plunder of the Temple.<p><span class= "bld">Thy high places.</span>--As having been from the time of Samuel onward the chief scene of the false worship of the people. The threat is repeated almost verbally from <a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm" title="Your substance and your treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and that for all your sins, even in all your borders.">Jeremiah 15:13</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">O my mountain in the field</span>; a still more obscure passage. The question is whether "my mountain in the field" is a vocative or an accusative dependent on "I will give." If the former, then the phrase will mean Jerusalem (comp. "rock of the plain," <a href="/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Jeremiah 21:13</a>). This, however, does not suit with the second half of the verse ("thy high places," etch), and still less with ver. 4, which evidently refers to the people of Judah. Added to this, if Jerusalem were here addressed we should certainly expect feminine suffixes. It remains to take "my mountain," etc., as an accusative. It describes, not Jerusalem, but Mount Zion as the site of the temple, the mountain of the house of Jehovah (<a href="/isaiah/2-3.htm">Isaiah 2:3</a>; <a href="/zechariah/8-3.htm">Zechariah 8:3</a>; <a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3</a>). Render, therefore, my <span class="accented">mountain in the field will I give</span>. The prophet magnifies Zion into a mountain with a widely extended prospect (comp. ver. 12 and <a href="/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Jeremiah 21:13</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Thy substance and all thy treasures</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> these of the people. The part of the verse which begins here is almost the same as <a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm">Jeremiah 15:13</a> (see note). <span class="cmt_word">And thy high places for sin</span>. Keil explains, Jehovah declares that he will, on account of the sinful practices upon them, deliver up the high places throughout the land. Gesenius, "He will deliver up the high places <span class="accented">with</span> the sin attaching to them;" Hitzig, "as a sin offering." There is a question, however, whether there is not a corruption in the text, and whether we should not read, with Ewald, "without price for thy sins" (as in the parallel passage, <a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm">Jeremiah 15:13</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/17-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">O My mountain</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲרָרִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(hă·rā·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2042.htm">Strong's 2042: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hill, mountain </span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the countryside,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(baś·śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will give over</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתֵּ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(’et·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your wealth</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵילְךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(ḥê·lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2428.htm">Strong's 2428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your treasures</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹצְרוֹתֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·wṣ·rō·w·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_214.htm">Strong's 214: </a> </span><span class="str2">Treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as plunder,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָבַ֣ז</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḇaz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_957.htm">Strong's 957: </a> </span><span class="str2">Spoiling, robbery, spoil, booty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because of the sin</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחַטָּ֖את</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your high places,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּמֹתֶ֕יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·mō·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1116.htm">Strong's 1116: </a> </span><span class="str2">An elevation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in all</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your borders.</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּבוּלֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇū·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/17-3.htm">Jeremiah 17:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/17-3.htm">Jeremiah 17:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/17-3.htm">Jeremiah 17:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/17-3.htm">Jeremiah 17:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/17-3.htm">Jeremiah 17:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/17-3.htm">Jeremiah 17:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/17-3.htm">Jeremiah 17:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/17-3.htm">Jeremiah 17:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/17-3.htm">Jeremiah 17:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/17-3.htm">Jeremiah 17:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/17-3.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 17:3 My mountain in the field I will (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/17-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 17:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 17:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/17-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 17:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 17:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>