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Verse Jeremiah 17:5. _CURSED_ BE _THE MAN THAT TRUSTETH IN MAN_] This
reprehends their vain confidence in trusting in _Egypt_, which was
_too feeble_ itself to help, and, had it been otherwise, too i...
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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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THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4.
CURSED, &C. Note the _Alternation_ above.
THE MAN. strong man. Hebrew. _geber._ App-14.
TRUSTETH. conndeth. Heb _batah._ App-69....
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See introd. summary to section. The antithesis in these verses is
sharply defined, the two courses of human conduct making the men who
practise them respectively to fade and to flourish. Cp. Psalms 1:...
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DISCOURSE: 1055
THE DUTY OF TRUSTING IN GOD
Jeremiah 17:5. 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 he shall...
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B. The Desert Shrub and the Flourishing Tree Jeremiah 17:5-8
TRANSLATION
(5) Thus says the LORD: Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes
flesh his strength, and whose heart departs from the LOR...
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Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and
maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
CURSED BE THE MAN THAT TRUSTETH IN MAN - referring to the Jews'
pron...
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17:5 man (b-7) _ Geber_ . see Job 3:3 ....
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1-4. The sin of Judah is indelible. Hence the severity of the
punishment....
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CURSED BE THE MAN... — The words are vehement and abrupt, but they
burst from the prophet’s lips as proclaiming the root evil that had
eaten into the life of his people. Their trust in an arm of flesh...
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כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אָר֤וּר הַ
גֶּ֨בֶר֙ אֲ
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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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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 aid, wit...
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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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Thus saith the LORD; (g) Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and
maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
(g) The Jews were given to worldly policies and thought to make
th...
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_Thus. Septuagint continue from the last chapter, "cursed," &c.
(Haydock) --- Sedecias had formed alliances with several princes,
instead of turning to the Lord, chap. xxvii., and xxxvii. (Calmet) ---...
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Reader! as you read these verses do not fail to enquire, in what this
sin of trusting in man consisteth: that we may avoid the punishment.
May not that man be said to have fallen into it, who placeth...
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The Prophet, I doubt not, prefixed this sentence to many of his
discourses, for it was neccssary often to repeat it, as the Jews were
so refractory in their minds. We have already seen how sharply he...
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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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THUS SAITH THE LORD,.... Here begins a new discourse, or part of one;
or, however, another cause or reason of the ruin and destruction of
the Jews is suggested; namely, their trust in man, or confiden...
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Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and
maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
Ver. 5. _Cursed be the man that trusteth in man._] _Disserit hic de
s...
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_Cursed be the man that trusteth in man_ Who places that confidence in
the wisdom or power, the kindness or faithfulness of any man or number
of men, which ought to be placed in God only; that is, mis...
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The Depth of the Nation's Corruption...
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Thus saith the Lord, in rebuking the tendency of Judah to rely upon
various heathen allies, CURSED BE THE MAN THAT TRUSTETH IN MAN, as the
Jews did in relying upon Egypt, AND MAKETH FLESH HIS ARM, in...
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5-11 He who puts confidence in man, shall be like the heath in a
desert, a naked tree, a sorry shrub, the product of barren ground,
useless and worthless. Those who trust to their own righteousness a...
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It was the great sin of this people, for which they are often taxed in
holy writ, 2 CHRONICLES 16:7, 2 CHRONICLES 28:16,20 ISA 30:1,2 31:1,2,
when any danger threatened them for their sins, to make le...
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Jeremiah 17:5 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 Cursed H779 (H8803) man
H1397 trusts H982 (H8799) man...
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THE CURSINGS AND THE BLESSINGS ON INDIVIDUALS (JEREMIAH 17:5).
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 are under...
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TRUSTETH
(Psalms 2:12
(_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 2:12). _...
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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 is wr...
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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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_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 to...
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 17:5 CURSED. Experiencing negative
consequences (Deuteronomy 28:15)....
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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 Chronicles 32:8; Ezekiel 29:6; Ezekiel 29:7; Ezekiel 6:9; Hebrews 3