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Verse Jeremiah 17:13. _WRITTEN IN THE EARTH_] They shall never come to
true honour. Their names shall be written in the dust; and the first
wind that blows over it shall mar every letter, and render 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 HOPE OF ISRAEL. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct),
for Jehovah, in Whom Israel hoped....
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See introd. summary to section. This sub-section is made up of three
isolated pieces, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13; the metres also varying....
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These verses, the third of the small group of isolated pieces (see
above) which compose this sub-section, are probably to be taken in
close connexion, the whole of Jeremiah 17:12 being in form an
invo...
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_shall be written in the earth_ Their names shall be blotted out,
unlike those engraved in some enduring material. Ewald restores the
parallelism with "shall be ashamed" of the previous clause by an
e...
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SHALL BE WRITTEN IN THE EARTH— "Their name shall be written in the
dust, the least wind shall obliterate it." This is a proverbial manner
of speaking, parallel to that of the Latins, who, speaking of...
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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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O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed,
and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because
they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters....
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THEY THAT DEPART FROM ME. — The rapid change of person from second
to first and first to third is eminently Hebrew.
WRITTEN IN THE EARTH. — In implied contrast with the name graven on
the rock for eve...
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מִקְוֵ֤ה יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יְהוָ֔ה כָּל
־עֹזְבֶ֖יךָ יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ _וְ_
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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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O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed,
[and] they that depart from me shall be written (m) in the earth,
because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters...
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_Earth, where alone their portion shall be, (Apocalypse iii. 5,) or
they shall be forgotten. It is a proverbial expression, like that of
Catullus: Dixit: sed mulier cupido quod dixit amanti_
In vento...
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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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It appears more clear from this verse why the Prophet had commended
before the excellency of his own nation, even that by the comparison
their impiety might appear less excusable; for the more bountif...
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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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O LORD, THE HOPE OF ISRAEL,.... Of all true Israelites; such as are
regenerate persons, and true believers in him; Christ is the author
and giver of that hope that is in them; the door of it unto them...
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O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed,
[and] they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because
they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
V...
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_O Lord, the hope of Israel_ That is, He in whom alone thy true Israel
can hope; _all they that forsake thee shall be ashamed_ Those who
forsake thy law and that rule which thou hast given them, where...
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The Depth of the Nation's Corruption...
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O Lord, the Hope of Israel! the God of the covenant being the only one
in whom the Jews might expect redemption, ALL THAT FORSAKE THEE SHALL
BE ASHAMED, AND THEY THAT DEPART FROM ME SHALL BE WRITTEN I...
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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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THE HOPE OF ISRAEL; that is, he in whom alone the true Israel of God
can hope. ALL THEY THAT FORSAKE THEE SHALL BE ASHAMED; those who
forsake thy law, and that rule thou hast given them whereby to dir...
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Jeremiah 17:13 LORD H3068 hope H4723 Israel H3478 forsake H5800
(H8802) ashamed H954 (H8799) depart H3249 Me...
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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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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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_A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our
sanctuary._
OUR SANCTUARY
This book of Jeremiah is a very thorny one--it might be called, like
his smaller work, “The Book of Lamentatio...
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 17:12 GLORIOUS THRONE. The temple
(Jeremiah 14:21;...
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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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1 Timothy 1:1; Acts 28:20; Daniel 12:2; Ezekiel 16:63; Ezekiel 36:32;
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Depart — From what I have revealed to them as thy will, shall have
no portion beyond the earth....