Jeremiah 17:10 (GNV)

Passage

I the Lord search the heart, and try ye reines, euen to giue euery man according to his wayes, and according to the fruite of his workes.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 17:8 For he shall be as a tree that is planted by the water, which spreadeth out her rootes by the riuer, and shall not feele when the heate commeth, but her leafe shall be greene, and shall not care for the yeere of drought, neyther shall cease from yeelding fruit.

Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitfull and wicked aboue all things, who can knowe it?

Jeremiah 17:10 I the Lord search the heart, and try ye reines, euen to giue euery man according to his wayes, and according to the fruite of his workes.

Jeremiah 17:11 As the partryche gathereth the yong, which she hath not brought forth: so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leaue them in the middes of his dayes, and at his ende shall bee a foole.

Jeremiah 17:12 As a glorious throne exalted from the beginning, so is the place of our Sanctuarie.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "search", "heart", "reines", "euen", "giue", "euery", and "wayes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "search", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "The heart is deceitfull and wicked aboue..." into verse 11's "As the partryche gathereth the yong which...", so "lord" and "search" 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 "lord" and "search" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.