Jeremiah 17:4 (DBY)

Passage

And of thyself thou shalt let go thine inheritance which I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in a land that thou knowest not; for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, it shall burn for ever.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 17:2 whilst their children remember their altars and their Asherahs, by the green trees, upon the high hills.

Jeremiah 17:3 My mountain in the field, thy substance, all thy treasures will I give for a spoil, thy high places, because of sin throughout thy borders.

Jeremiah 17:4 And of thyself thou shalt let go thine inheritance which I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in a land that thou knowest not; for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, it shall burn for ever.

Jeremiah 17:5 Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that confideth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah.

Jeremiah 17:6 And he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but he shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, a salt land and not inhabited.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thyself", "thou", "shalt", "thine", "inheritance", "gave", "thee", and "cause". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thyself" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "My mountain in the field thy substance..." into verse 5's "Thus saith Jehovah Cursed is the man...", so "thyself" and "thou" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thyself" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.