Jeremiah 17:12 (YLT)

Passage

A throne of honour on high from the beginning, The place of our sanctuary,

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 17:10 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.

Jeremiah 17:11 A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, <FI>Is<Fi> one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end--he is a fool.

Jeremiah 17:12 A throne of honour on high from the beginning, The place of our sanctuary,

Jeremiah 17:13 The hope of Israel <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, All forsaking Thee are ashamed, And `My apostates' in the earth are written, For they have forsaken Jehovah, A fountain of living waters.

Jeremiah 17:14 Heal me, O Jehovah, and I am healed, Save me, and I am saved, for my praise <FI>art<Fi> Thou.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "throne", "honour", "high", "beginning", "place", and "sanctuary". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "throne" and "honour", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "A partridge hatching and not bringing forth..." into verse 13's "The hope of Israel FI is Fi...", so "throne" and "honour" 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 "throne" and "honour" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.