“ Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil. ”
In the rest of the prophecy Jeremiah dwells upon the moral faults which had led to Judah’s ruin. Jeremiah 17:6 Like the heath - Or, “like a destitute man” Psalms 102:17 . The verbs “he sha...
Be not (q) a terror to me: thou [art] my hope in the day of evil. (q) However the wicked deal rigorously with me, yet let me find comfort in you.
Jeremiah 16:1 to Jeremiah 17:18 . The Coming Distress a Penalty for Sin. The prophet is forbidden to found a family, because of the coming sorrows ( cf. 1 Corinthians 7:29 ff.), in which deat...
Be not. terror. Compare Jeremiah 1:17 . evil . calamity. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44.
Now the Prophet, having appealed to God as a witness to his integrity, prays him to show himself as his patron and defender. Thus he again implores God’s aid, Be not thou, he says, a terror...
Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil. Be not a terror unto me - Do not command me to predict miseries, and abandon me to them and to my enemies.
Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise. Prayer of the prophet for deliverance from the enemies whom he excited by his faithful denunciati...
1-4. The sin of Judah is indelible. Hence the severity of the punishment.
Be not a terror... — i.e., a cause of terror or dismay. The words are explained by what follows. The prophet had put his hope in Jehovah, but if he were left to himself, his message unfulfilled,...
CHAPTER IX THE DROUGHT AND ITS MORAL IMPLICATIONS Jeremiah 14:1-22 ; Jeremiah 15:1-21 (17?) VARIOUS opinions have been expressed about the division of these Chapter s. They have been cut up i...
Once again Jehovah declared His determination to deal with the people in judgment, because of the defiant definiteness of their sin. That sin was "written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a...
This passage seems to be a break in the midst of the Prophet's sermon, in which he fervently addresseth the Lord in prayer, and a blessed prayer it is. It needs no comment: for it is as plain as it i...
Be not a terror unto me ,.... By deserting him, and leaving him in the hands of his enemies; or by denying him supports under their reproaches and persecution; or by withdrawing his gracious presenc...
Be not a terror unto me: thou [art] my hope in the day of evil. Ver. 17. Be not a terror unto me. ] Let me have fair weather overhead, how foul soever it be under foot. If we have peace with God,...
Behold, they say unto me Scoffing at me, as if I had denounced threatenings in thy name, without any order or direction from thee: Where is the word of the Lord? Like the scoffers, mentioned by S...
God's Justice Acknowledged; The Prophet's Appeal of God. B. C. 605. 12 A glorious high...
Though these rebellious wicked men affright and terrify me, yet, Lord, be not thou a terror to me, own and defend me as thy prophet; for thou alone art he in whom I place my hope and trust in a day o...
Jeremiah Establishes His Own Position And Calls For Vindication ( Jeremiah 17:12-18 ). Jeremiah exults in the glory of the significance of the Temple as YHWH's throne, and as the one place where Y...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES. —1. Chronology of the Chapter. Jeremiah 17:1-18 continue the prophecy of chap. 16. A distinct break in the continuity of the book is noticeable at Jeremiah 17:19 ....
Jeremiah 17:1 . The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron. Yea, it is deeply written on the heart, as the diamond will write on polished stones, on tablets of brass, or on the brazen altars o...
Be not a terror unto me: Thou art my hope in the day of evil. Divine wrath an object of fear I. The petition. 1. God’s majesty is in itself an object of fear and dread ( Hebrews 12:21 ; Isa...
EXPOSITION Jeremiah 17:1-24 are closely connected with the preceding chapter. We have just been pointed to the striking contrast between the conduct of the heathen and that of the backsliding...
The Depth of the Nation's Corruption
Ephesians 6:13 ; Jeremiah 16:19 ; Jeremiah 17:13 ; Jeremiah 17:7 ; Job 31:23 ; Nahum 1:7 ; Psalms 41:1 ; Psalms 59:16 ; Psalms 77:2-9 ; Psalms 88:15 ; Psalms 88:16