Jeremiah 17:2 (YLT)

Passage

As their sons remember their altars and their shrines, By the green tree, by the high hills.

Nearby Context

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,

Jeremiah 17:2 As their sons remember their altars and their shrines, By the green tree, by the high hills.

Jeremiah 17:3 O My mountain in the field--thy strength, All thy treasures--for a prey I give, Thy high places for sin in all thy borders.

Jeremiah 17:4 And thou hast let go--even through thyself, Of thine inheritance that I gave to thee, And I have caused thee to serve thine enemies, In a land that thou hast not known, For a fire ye have kindled in Mine anger, Unto the age it doth burn.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "remember", "altars", "shrines", "green", "tree", "high", and "hills". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "remember", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "The sin of Judah is written with..." into verse 3's "O My mountain in the field--thy strength...", so "sons" and "remember" 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 "sons" and "remember" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.