Jeremiah 17 · Verse 13

Jeremiah 17:13

O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living waters.

Jeremiah 17:13, King James Version

Jeremiah 17:13 in other translations

BSB	O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.
WEB	LORD, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you will be disappointed. Those who depart from me will be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the spring of living waters.
ASV	O Jehovah, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be put to shame. They that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken Jehovah, the fountain of living waters.
YLT	The hope of Israel is Jehovah, All forsaking Thee are ashamed, And ‘My apostates' in the earth are written, For they have forsaken Jehovah, A fountain of living waters.
DARBY	Thou hope of Israel, Jehovah! all that forsake thee shall be ashamed. They that depart from me shall be written in the earth; because they have forsaken Jehovah, the fountain of living waters.
BBE	O Lord, the hope of Israel, all who give you up will be put to shame; those who go away from you will be cut off from the earth, because they have given up the Lord, the fountain of living waters.
Webster	O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.

What does Jeremiah 17:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

13. me--"Jehovah." Though "Thee" precedes. This sudden transition is usual in the prophetic style, owing to the prophet's continual realization of Jehovah's presence. all that forsake thee--(Psa 73:27; Is 1:28). written in the earth--in the dust, that is, shall be consigned to oblivion. So Jesus' significant writing "on the ground (probably the accusers' names)" (Joh 8:6). Names written in the dust are obliterated by a very slight wind. Their hopes and celebrity are wholly in the earth, not in the heavenly book of life (Re 13:8; 20:12, 15). The Jews, though boasting that they were the people of God, had no portion in heaven, no status before God and His angels. Contrast "written in heaven," that is, in the muster-roll of its blessed citizens (Lu 10:20). Also, contrast "written in a book," and "in the rock for ever" (Job 19:23, 24). living waters--(Jr 2:13).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 13 Written on the earth - They shall never come to true honor. Their names shall be written in the dust; and the first wind that blows over it shall mar every letter, and render it illegible.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 17:12-18

The prophet acknowledges the favour of God in setting up religion. There is fulness of comfort in God, overflowing, ever-flowing fulness, like a fountain. It is always fresh and clear, like spring-water, while the pleasures of sin are puddle-waters. He prays to God for healing, saving mercy. He appeals to God concerning his faithful discharge of the office to which he was called. He humbly begs that God would own…

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Jeremiah 17:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מִקְוֵ֤הmik.VehO hope ofH4723

יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

יְהוָ֔הYah.wehO YahwehH3068

כָּל\־kol-allH3605

עֹזְבֶ֖יךָ'o.ze.Vei.kha[those who] forsake youH5800

יֵבֹ֑שׁוּye.Vo.shuthey will be ashamedH954

וְסוּרַי֙ve.so.raiand disloyal [ones] myH5494

בָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzin the landH776

יִכָּתֵ֔בוּyi.ka.Te.vuthey will be written downH3789

כִּ֥יkiforH3588

עָזְב֛וּ'a.ze.Vuthey have forsakenH5800

מְק֥וֹרme.Kor[the] spring ofH4726

מַֽיִם\־ma.yim-waterH4325

חַיִּ֖יםchai.YimlivingH2416

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853

יְהוָֽה\׃\ \סYah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 17:13

Revelation 7:17
For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
John 4:14
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
John 7:37-38
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
John 4:10
Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
Revelation 22:1
And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
Psalms 36:8-9
They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Revelation 21:6
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
John 8:6-8
This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
Isaiah 1:28
And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the Lord shall be consumed.
Luke 10:20
Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
Revelation 20:15
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Jeremiah 14:8
O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

the hope.
17; 14:8; Ps 22:4; Joe 3:16; Ac 28:20; 1Ti 1:1
all that.
2:26,27; Ps 97:7; Isa 45:16,17; 65:11-14; 66:5; Eze 16:63; 36:32
Da 12:2
they that.
5; Ps 73:27; Pr 14:14; Isa 1:28
written.
Pr 10:7; Lu 10:20; Joh 8:6-8; Re 20:15
forsaken.
2:13,17; Ps 36:8,9; Joh 4:10,14; 7:37,38; Re 7:17; 21:6; 22:1,17

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Context

Jeremiah 17:12
A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.
Jeremiah 17:13
O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living waters.
Jeremiah 17:14
Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.

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Jeremiah 17:13 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	¡Oh Jehová, esperanza de Israel! todos los que te dejan, serán avergonzados; y los que de mí se apartan, serán escritos en el polvo; porque dejaron la vena de aguas vivas, á Jehová.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Attente d’Israël, Éternel! tous ceux qui t’abandonnent seront honteux. Ceux qui se retirent de moi seront écrits sur la terre, car ils ont délaissé la source des eaux vives, l’ Éternel.
German Elberfelder 1871	Hoffnung Israels, Jehova! alle, die dich verlassen, werden beschämt werden. -Und die von mir weichen, werden in die Erde geschrieben werden denn sie haben den Born lebendigen Wassers, Jehova, verlassen.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Exspectatio Israël, Domine, omnes qui te derelinquunt confundentur: recedentes a te, in terra scribentur, quoniam dereliquerunt venam aquarum viventium Dominum.