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.
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4 additional translationsI, Jehovah, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
I Jehovah do search the heart, try the reins, Even to give to each according to his way, According to the fruit of his doings.
I Jehovah search the heart, I try the reins, even to give each one according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJeremiah — The weeping prophet of Judah's final generation — 627 BC call under Josiah to the 586 BC fall of Jerusalem and into Egyptian exile. Fifty-two chapters of lament, confrontation, and covenant promise, with the New Covenant glimpsed at the book's theological apex.
- Author
- Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, of the priestly family of Anathoth (1:1); Baruch the scribe assisted with dictation (36:4, 45:1)
- Date
- Ministry c. 627–580 BC; book compiled during and after the 586 BC exile