Jeremiah 17:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"The heartהַלֵּ֛ב
(hal·lev)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab
is more 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
deceitfulעָקֹ֥ב
(a·kov)
6121a: insidious, deceitful, tracked by footprintsfrom the same as aqeb
than 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
allמִכֹּ֖ל
(mik·kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
else And is desperately sick;וְאָנֻ֣שׁ
(ve·'a·nush)
605: to be weak, sicka prim. root
Whoמִ֖י
(mi)
4310: who?a prim. pronoun
can understandיֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃
(ye·da·'en·nu.)
3045: to knowa prim. root
it? 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
The heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
is deceitful
`aqob  (aw-kobe')
in the original sense, a knoll (as swelling up); in the denominative sense (transitive) fraudulent or (intransitive) tracked -- crooked, deceitful, polluted.
above all things and desperately wicked
'anash  (aw-nash')
to be frail, feeble, or (figuratively) melancholy -- desperate(-ly wicked), incurable, sick, woeful.
who can know
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it?

King James Bible
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The heart is more deceitful than anything else, and incurable--who can understand it?

International Standard Version
"The heart is more deceitful than anything. It is incurable— who can know it?

NET Bible
The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. Who can understand it?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"The human mind is the most deceitful of all things. It is incurable. No one can understand how deceitful it is.

King James 2000 Bible
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
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