“ Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. ”
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...
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...
hope . confidence. Hebrew. batah, as in the preceding line. Not the same word as in verses: Jeremiah 17:13 ; Jeremiah 17:17 .
Observed ought to be the order which the Prophet keeps; for he could not have profitably spoken of this second part had he not first taken away that false confidence to which the Jews had long...
DISCOURSE: 1055 THE DUTY OF TRUSTING IN GOD Jeremiah 17:5-8 . Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For...
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord - ( Psalms 34:8 ; Proverbs 16:20 ; Isaiah 30:18 , "Blessed are all the...
1-4. The sin of Judah is indelible. Hence the severity of the punishment.
Blessed is the man... — The words that follow in Jeremiah 17:8 are almost a paraphrase of Psalms 1:3 . and, we may well believe, were suggested by them. The prophet has, as it were, his own Ebal...
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...
Human and Divine Help Contrasted Jeremiah 17:1-14 The Jews were always seeking alliance either with Egypt or Babylon. What was true of them applies to us all; but we cannot depend upon human ai...
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...
What a beautiful contrast do these verses contain, to those which were before; and in what a lovely manner is that well founded trust in the Lord pointed out, under the similitude of a tree planted b...
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord ,.... In the Word of the Lord, as the Targum, in Christ the essential Word of God; see Psalms 2:12 who have a spiritual knowledge of him, and so trust...
Blessed [is] the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. Ver. 7. Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord. ] See on Jer 17:5 Psalms 25:12 ; Psalms 32:10 ; Psalms 34:8 ;...
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord That lives in continual obedience to him, and relies entirely upon him for every blessing he wants for his body or soul, for himself or others who, unde...
True and False Confidence; Deceitfulness of the Heart; Unlawful Gains. B. C. 605. 5 Thus sai...
Trusting in the Lord necessarily implieth also a walking close with him, and not in heart departing from him; for it is naturally impossible that any should repose a confidence in another for any goo...
The Cursings And The Blessings On Individuals ( Jeremiah 17:5-11 ). But not all of Judah will come under YHWH's anger. Only those (the huge majority) who have turned from Him and forsaken Him and...
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, and with the point of a diamond: It is so ingrained in their very nature that you might as well try to erase an inscription that i...
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...
Cursed be the man that trusteth in man. The difference between trusting in the creature and the Creator I. The folly and evil of trusting in man. To “trust in man,” in the sense of our text, is...
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 1:12 ; Isaiah 26:3 ; Isaiah 26:4 ; Isaiah 30:18 ; Proverbs 16:20 ; Psalms 125:1 ; Psalms 146:5 ; Psalms 2:12 ; Psalms 34:8 ; Psalms 84:12