Jeremiah 17:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And you will, even of yourself, let goוְשָׁמַטְתָּ֗ה
(ve·sha·mat·tah)
8058: to let dropa prim. root
of your inheritanceמִנַּחֲלָֽתְךָ֙
(min·na·cha·la·te·cha)
5159: possession, property, inheritancefrom an unused word
That I gaveנָתַ֣תִּי
(na·tat·ti)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
you; And I will make you serveוְהַעֲבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙
(ve·ha·'a·vad·ti·cha)
5647: to work, servea prim. root
your enemies 
 
340: to be hostile toa prim. root
In the landבָּאָ֖רֶץ
(ba·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
you do not know;יָדָ֑עְתָּ
(ya·da·'e·ta;)
3045: to knowa prim. root
For you have kindledקְדַחְתֶּ֥ם
(ke·dach·tem)
6919: to be kindled, kindlea prim. root
a fireאֵ֛שׁ
(esh)
784: a firea prim. root
in My angerבְּאַפִּ֖י
(be·'ap·pi)
639: a nostril, nose, face, angerfrom anaph
Which will burnתּוּקָֽד׃
(tu·kad.)
3344: to be kindled, to burna prim. root
forever.עַד־
(ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah


















KJV Lexicon
And thou even thyself shalt discontinue
shamat  (shaw-mat')
to fling down; incipiently to jostle; figuratively, to let alone, desist, remit -- discontinue, overthrow, release, let rest, shake, stumble, throw down.
from thine heritage
nachalah  (nakh-al-aw')
something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion -- heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession.
that I gave
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
thee and I will cause thee to serve
`abad  (aw-bad')
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
thine enemies
'oyeb  (o-yabe')
hating; an adversary -- enemy, foe.
in the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
which thou knowest
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
not for ye have kindled
qadach  (kaw-dakh')
burn, kindle.
a fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
in mine anger
'aph  (af)
the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
which shall burn
yaqad  (yaw-kad')
to burn -- (be) burn(-ing), from the hearth, kindle.
for
`ad  (ad)
especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
ever
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You will, on your own, relinquish your inheritance that I gave you. I will make you serve your enemies in a land you do not know, for you have set My anger on fire; it will burn forever.

International Standard Version
You will let go of your inheritance which I gave you, and I'll make you serve your enemies in a land that you don't know. For with my anger you have started a fire that will burn forever.

NET Bible
You will lose your hold on the land which I gave to you as a permanent possession. I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you know nothing about. For you have made my anger burn like a fire that will never be put out."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You will lose the inheritance that I gave you. I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you haven't heard of. I will do this because you have stirred up the fire of my anger. It will burn forever.

King James 2000 Bible
And you, even yourself, shall let go of your heritage that I gave you; and I will cause you to serve your enemies in the land which you know not: for you have kindled a fire in my anger, which shall burn forever.
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