Jeremiah 17 · Verse 3

Jeremiah 17:3

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.
Jeremiah 17:3, King James Version

Jeremiah 17:3 in other translations

BSBO 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.
WEBMy 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.
ASVO 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.
YLTO My mountain in the field--thy strength, All thy treasures--for a prey I give, Thy high places for sin in all thy borders.
DARBYMy mountain in the field, thy substance, all thy treasures will I give for a spoil, — thy high places, because of sin throughout thy borders.
BBEI will give your wealth and all your stores to be taken away in war without a price, because of your sins in every part of your land.
WebsterO 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.

What does Jeremiah 17:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. mountain--Jerusalem, and especially Zion and the temple. in the field--As Jerusalem was surrounded by mountains (Psa 125:2), the sense probably is, Ye rely on your mountainous position (Jr 3:23), but I will make "My mountain" to become as if it were in a plain (field), so as to give thy substance an easy prey to the enemy [Calvin]. "Field" may, however, mean all Judea; it and "My mountain" will thus express the country and its capital. (Gesenius translates, "together with," instead of "in"; as the Hebrew is translated in Jr 11:19; Ho 5:6; but this is not absolutely needed), "the substance" of both of which God "will give to the spoil." thy high places--corresponding in parallelism to "My mountain" (compare Is 11:9), as "all thy borders," to "the field" (which confirms the view that "field" means all Judea). for sin--connected with high places" in English Version, namely, frequented for sin, that is, for idolatrous sacrifices. But Jr 15:13 makes the rendering probable, "I will give thy substance ... to ... spoil ... on account of thy sin throughout all thy borders."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 O my mountain in the field - The prophet here addresses the land of Judea, which was a mountainous country, Deu 3:25; but Jerusalem itself may be meant, which is partly built upon hills which, like itself, are elevated above the rest of the country.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 17:1-4

The fatal consequences of the idolatry of the Jews. (Jr 17:1-4) The happiness of the man that trusts in God; the end of the opposite character. (Jr 17:5-11) The malice of the prophet's enemies. (Jr 17:12-18) The observance of the sabbath. (Jr 17:19-27) Verses 1-4 The sins which men commit make little impression on their minds, yet every sin is marked in the book of God; they are all so graven upon the table of the…

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Jeremiah 17:3 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.

הֲרָרִי֙ha.ra.Rimountain myH2042
בַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.Dehin the fieldH7704
חֵילְךָ֥chei.le.Khawealth yourH2428
כָל\־khol-allH3605
אוֹצְרוֹתֶ֖יךָ'otz.ro.Tei.khatreasures yourH214
לָבַ֣זla.Vazto plunderH957
אֶתֵּ֑ן'e.TenI will giveH5414
בָּמֹתֶ֕יךָba.mo.Tei.khahigh places yourH1116
בְּחַטָּ֖אתbe.cha.Tatfor sinH2403
בְּכָל\־be.kholin allH3605
גְּבוּלֶֽיךָ\׃ge.vu.Lei.khaterritories yourH1366

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 17:3

  • Jeremiah 15:13

    Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders.

  • Jeremiah 26:18

    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 like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.

  • 2 Kings 24:13

    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.

  • Isaiah 39:4-6

    Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them. Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the Lord of hosts: Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 6:3

    And say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God; Thus saith the Lord God to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys; Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places.

  • Jeremiah 52:15-20

    Then Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain 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. But Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen. Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon. The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. …

  • Ezekiel 16:39

    And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare.

  • Micah 3:12-4:2

    Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest. But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. 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.

  • 2 Kings 25:13-16

    And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the Lord, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon. And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away. The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

  • Ezekiel 7:20-22

    As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them. And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it. My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret place: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it.

  • Lamentations 5:17-18

    For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim. Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.

  • Leviticus 26:30

    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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
my.
26:18; Isa 2:2,3; La 5:17,18; Mic 3:12; 4:1,2
I will.
15:13; 52:15-20; 2Ki 24:13; 25:13-16; Isa 39:4-6; La 1:10
Eze 7:20-22
and thy.
12:12; Le 26:30; Isa 27:9; Eze 6:3; 16:39; Mic 1:5-7

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Context

  • Jeremiah 17:2

    Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.

  • Jeremiah 17:3

    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.

  • Jeremiah 17:4

    And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.

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Jeremiah 17:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
¡Oh mi montaña! tu hacienda en el campo y todos tus tesoros daré á saco, por el pecado de tus altos en todos tus términos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ma montagne dans les champs, ton bien, tous tes trésors, je les livrerai au pillage, – tes hauts lieux, à cause de ton péché dans tous tes confins.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Meinen Berg im Gefilde, dein Vermögen, alle deine Schätze werde ich zur Beute geben-deine Höhen, um der Sünde willen in allen deinen Grenzen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
sacrificantes in agro: fortitudinem tuam, et omnes thesauros tuos in direptionem dabo; excelsa tua propter peccata in universis finibus tuis.