Jeremiah 17:1
The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, With the point of a diamond, Graven on the tablet of their heart, And on the horns of your altars,This verse in the real world
In what words
- צִפֹּרֶןtsippôrenproperly, a claw, i.e. (human) nail; also the point of astyle (or pen, tipped with adamant
- עֵטʻêṭa stylus or marking stick
- שָׁמִירshâmîyra thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond
- לוּחַlûwachprobably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal
- בַּרְזֶלbarzeliron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
- חָרַשׁchârashto scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fab
- קֶרֶןqerena horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's too
- כָּתַבkâthabto grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 3:3, 2Co 3:3, Pro 7:3, Lev 4:25, Job 19:23–24, Hos 12:11, Lev 4:17–18