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Verse Jeremiah 17:15. _WHERE_ IS _THE WORD OF THE LORD?_] Where is the
accomplishment of his _threatenings_? Thou hast said that the city and
the temple should both be destroyed. No such events have y...
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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 shall see” (or...
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CHAPTER 17
_ 1. Judah's sin (Jeremiah 17:1) _
2. The curse and the blessing (Jeremiah 17:5)
3. The worship of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 17:12)
4. Concerning the Sabbath ...
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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 death will be...
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BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._
WHERE... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._...
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See introd. summary to section....
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The scoffs of his enemies suggested to him thoughts of such
faithlessness as would never otherwise have occurred to him. For their
derision of his predictions cp. Isaiah 5:19. The _v_. shews that the...
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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 afforded frequently to unbelievers a handle for
scoffing a...
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V. PROPHETIC PRAYER Jeremiah 17:12-18
TRANSLATION
(12) O throne of glory exalted from the beginning, the place of our
sanctuary! (13) O hope of Israel, the LORD! All that forsake You shall
be put to...
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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 denunciations....
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1-4. The sin of Judah is indelible. Hence the severity of the
punishment....
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See intro. to Jeremiah 16....
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BEHOLD, THEY SAY UNTO ME. — The speakers are not named or defined,
but they are clearly the mockers who questioned Jeremiah’s prophetic
character, on the ground (comp. Deuteronomy 18:22) that his thre...
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הִנֵּה ־הֵ֕מָּה אֹמְרִ֖ים אֵלָ֑י
אַיֵּ֥ה דְבַר...
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CHAPTER IX
THE DROUGHT AND ITS MORAL IMPLICATIONS
Jeremiah 14:1; Jeremiah 15:1 (17?)
VARIOUS opinions have been expressed about the division of these
Chapter s. They have been cut up into short sect...
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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 d...
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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
deferred the time of your vengeance....
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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 is...
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Here Jeremiah complains of the obstinate contempt of the people; he
found them not only uncourteous but even petulant towards God, so that
they hesitated not to discredit all prophecies, to despise th...
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The great thing, amidst all that was going on, was to trust in
Jehovah. He who, failing in this, made flesh his arm, should not see
when good came. Meantime the fire of God's anger was kindled and
sho...
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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 LORD? that thou hast so often talked of?
thou hast for...
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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 is their daily _dicterium,_ or jeer.
_ Where is th...
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_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 St...
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The Depth of the Nation's Corruption...
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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 prophet to produce proofs of the truth which he declar...
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12-18 The prophet acknowledges the favour of God in setting up
religion. There is fulness of comfort in God, overflowing,
ever-flowing fulness, like a fountain. It is always fresh and clear,
like spr...
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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, as the scoffers mentioned by Peter, 2 PETER 3:4, said...
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Jeremiah 17:15 say H559 (H8802) word H1697 LORD H3068 come H935
(H8799)
Jeremiah 2
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JEREMIAH ESTABLISHES HIS OWN POSITION AND CALLS FOR VINDICATION
(JEREMIAH 17:12).
Jeremiah exults in the glory of the significance of the Temple as
YHWH's throne, and as the one place where YHWH was t...
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CONTENTS: Sign of the unmarried prophet, concluded. Message in the
gates concerning the Sabbath.
CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah.
CONCLUSION: The heart of man, out of communion with God, is wicked and
dece...
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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 of B...
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.
Jeremiah 17:1 continue the prophecy of chap. 16. A distinct break in
the continuity of the book is noticeable at Jeremiah 17:19. [_Keil_
se...
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EXPOSITION
Jeremiah 17:1 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 men of Juda...
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Chapter 17 The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with
the point of a diamond (Jeremiah 17:1):
Interesting that they were using diamonds for pens in those days,
isn't it? Diamonds set in...
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2 Peter 3:3; 2 Peter 3:4; Amos 5:18; Ezekiel 12:22; Ezekiel 12:27;...
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Where — Daring the vengeance of God....