Jeremiah 17:3 (LSB)

Passage

O mountain of Mine in the countryside, I will give over your wealth and all your treasures for plunder, Your high places for sin throughout your borders.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 17:1 The sin of Judah is written down with an iron stylus; With a diamond point it is engraved upon the tablet of their heart And on the horns of their altars,

Jeremiah 17:2 As they remember their children, So they remember their altars and their Asherim By green trees on the high hills.

Jeremiah 17:3 O mountain of Mine in the countryside, I will give over your wealth and all your treasures for plunder, Your high places for sin throughout your borders.

Jeremiah 17:4 And you will, even of yourself, let go of your inheritance That I gave you; And I will make you serve your enemies In the land which you do not know, For you have kindled a fire in My anger Which will burn forever.

Jeremiah 17:5 Thus says Yahweh, “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind And makes flesh his strength, And whose heart turns away from Yahweh.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mountain", "mine", "countryside", "give", "over", "wealth", "treasures", and "plunder". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mountain" and "mine", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "As they remember their children So they..." into verse 4's "And you will even of yourself let...", so "mountain" and "mine" 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 "mountain" and "mine" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.