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Jeremiah 17:10

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17:10I, the Lord, probe into people’s minds.

I examine people’s hearts.18

I deal with each person according to how he has behaved.

I give them what they deserve based on what they have done.

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Footnotes

  1. 18 The term rendered “mind” here and in the previous verse is actually the Hebrew word for “heart.” However, in combination with the word rendered “heart” in the next line, which is the Hebrew for “kidneys,” it is best rendered “mind” because the “heart” was considered the center of intellect, conscience, and will and the “kidneys” the center of emotions. For an earlier reference to this motif see Jer 11:20. For a later reference see Jer 20:12. See also Ps 17:2–3.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“I the Lord search the heart

and test the mind,

to give every man according to his ways,

according to the fruit of his deeds.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“I the Lord search the heart

and examine the mind,

to reward each person according to their conduct,

according to what their deeds deserve.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I, the Lord, examine the mind,

I test the heart

to give to each according to his way,

according to what his actions deserve.

NLTNew Living Translation

But I, the Lord, search all hearts

and examine secret motives.

I give all people their due rewards,

according to what their actions deserve.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I, Yahweh, examine the mind,

I test the heart,

and give to each one according to his way,

according to the fruit of his deeds.

KJV 1900King James Version

I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.