Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos.
Where... ? Figure of speech Erotesis.
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...
Behold, (o) they say to me, Where [is] the word of the LORD? let it come now. (o) The wicked say that my prophecy will not come to pass, because 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 sorro...
Here Jeremiah complains of the obstinate contempt of the people; he found them not only uncourteous but even petulant towards God, so that they...
Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now. Where is the word of the Lord? - Where is the accomplishment of his threa...
Where is the word of the Lord? let it come now— The interval of delay between the delivery of the word of prophesy and its accomplishment has affor...
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...
1-4. The sin of Judah is indelible. Hence the severity of the punishment.
See intro. to Jeremiah 16 .
Behold, they say unto me. — The speakers are not named or defined, but they are clearly the mockers who questioned Jeremiah’s prophetic character,...
CHAPTER IX THE DROUGHT AND ITS MORAL IMPLICATIONS Jeremiah 14:1-22 ; Jeremiah 15:1-21 (17?) VARIOUS opinions have been expressed about the di...
Once again Jehovah declared His determination to deal with the people in judgment, because of the defiant definiteness of their sin. That sin was "wr...
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 i...
Behold, they say unto me ,.... Or, "they are saying unto me" y, continually; these were their daily flouts and jeers: Where [is] the word of the L...
Behold, they say unto me, Where [is] the word of the LORD? let it come now. Ver. 15. Behold, they say unto me. ] Heb., They are saying unto me; it...
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 wo...
God's Justice Acknowledged; The Prophet's Appeal of God. B. C. 605....
They say unto me, Where is the word of the Lord? scoffing at me, as if I had threatened them in thy name without any order or direction from thee,...
Jeremiah Establishes His Own Position And Calls For Vindication ( Jeremiah 17:12-18 ). Jeremiah exults in the glory of the significance of the Tem...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES. —1. Chronology of the Chapter. Jeremiah 17:1-18 continue the prophecy of chap. 16. A distinct break in the continui...
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 ston...
EXPOSITION Jeremiah 17:1-24 are closely connected with the preceding chapter. We have just been pointed to the striking contrast between the c...
The Depth of the Nation's Corruption
Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the Lord? How is it that His threats are not fulfilled? Let it come now! The enemies challenge the p...
2 Peter 3:3 ; 2 Peter 3:4 ; Amos 5:18 ; Ezekiel 12:22 ; Ezekiel 12:27 ; Ezekiel 12:28 ; Isaiah 5:19 ; Jeremiah 20:7 ; Jeremiah 20:8
Where — Daring the vengeance of God.
15 Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now.