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Jeremiah 17:3

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 17:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
Jeremiah 17:3 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 17

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, [and] with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the tablet of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;
2whilst their children remember their altars and their Asherim by the green trees upon the high hills.
3O 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.
4And thou, even of thyself, shalt discontinue from thy 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.
5Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah.
6For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh, but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, a salt land and not inhabited.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“O my mountain in the midst of the field, etc.] Meaning either the temple, called the mountain of the house, and of the Lord’s house, (<330312>Micah 3:12 4:1), or else Jerusalem, which stood on a hill in the midst of a plain, surrounded with fruitful fields and gardens; or in the midst of a land like a field. The Targum is, “because thou worshippest idols upon the mountains in the field:” I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the spoil; all the riches of the city and temple to be the spoil and plunder of the enemy; (see Gill on “<241513>Jeremiah 15:13”). and thy high places for sin, throughout all thy borders. The sense is, that all their substance and treasure throughout their…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“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 (Jer 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 Jer 11:19; Hos 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…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“O my mountain in the field - i. e., Jerusalem or Zion, called the Rock of the Plain in Jeremiah 21:13. “The field” is the open unenclosed country, here contrasted with the privileged height of Zion. Or sin - i. e., because of thy sin. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“My mountain - Jerusalem stood at the foot of an hill, and part of it on the side of it, upon the top of which hills, were many pleasant fields. Jeremiah 17:4”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“17:3 The Lord’s holy mountain was the Temple Mount in Jerusalem; wealth and treasures were stored there.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“my: Jer 26:18; Isa 2:2, Isa 2:3; Lam 5:17, Lam 5:18; Mic 3:12, Mic 4:1, Mic 4:2 I will: Jer 15:13, Jer 52:15-20; Kg2 24:13, Kg2 25:13-16; Isa 39:4-6; Lam 1:10; Eze 7:20-22 and thy: Jer 12:12; Lev 26:30; Isa 27:9; Eze 6:3, Eze 16:39; Mic 1:5-7 Jeremiah 17:4”
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