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Jeremiah 17:1

King James Version (KJV)

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The sin of Judah [is] written with a pen of iron, [and] with the point of a diamond: [it is] graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;

Jeremiah 17:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 17:1

Theological / Devotional

A pen of iron. A stylus, or graving tool (see Job 19:24).

A diamond. Heb. shamir, “emery,” “adamant,” or “flint.” This was not the diamond as we know it, but a sharp stone set in iron for engraving use. The word is rendered “adamant” in Eze. 3:9; Zech. 7:12. It is employed here to show that “the sin of Judah” was deeply and ineradicably stamped “upon the table of their heart” (see 2 Cor. 3:3).

Upon the horns. Most likely the horns of the altars of their idolatrous worship. For a description of the horns on the ancient altar see Ex. 27:2 ; 29:12.

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