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Verse Jeremiah 17:16. _I HAVE NOT HASTENED FROM_ BEING _A PASTOR_]
Dr. _Blayney_ translates thus: "But I have not been in haste to outrun
thy guidance." I was obliged to utter thy prediction; but I h...
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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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WOEFUL. Same word as "desperately wicked" (in Jeremiah 17:9).
incurable.
RIGHT. Omit....
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See introd. summary to section....
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_I have not hastened from being a shepherd after thee_ The word
"shepherd" is not used elsewhere of prophets. Moreover the whole
expression is an awkward one. LXX, who seem to have read the Hebrew as...
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AS FOR ME, I HAVE NOT HASTENED— _But I have not been in haste to
outrun thy guidance,_ &c.] Houbigant translates it, _As for me, I do
not hasten it, but follow after thee;_ that is to say, obeying thy...
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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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I HAVE NOT HASTENED... — The words of the English Version are
somewhat obscure, and a better rendering would perhaps be, _I have not
been quick to withdraw from my work in following thee, as a shepher...
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וַ אֲנִ֞י לֹא ־אַ֣צְתִּי ׀ מֵ רֹעֶ֣ה
אַחֲרֶ֗י
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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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As for me, (p) I have not hastened from [being] a shepherd to follow
thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which
was uttered by my lips was [right] before thee.
(p) I am ass...
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_Troubled. Hebrew, "in haste to be a pastor after thee." Chaldean, "I
delay not, at thy command, to announce thy truths to them," chap. i.
6. Jeremias was aware of the dangers attending his office, ye...
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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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The Prophet here implores God as his defender, having found his own
nation so refractory, that they could in no way be brought to a right
mind. There is yet no doubt but he intended to double their fe...
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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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AS FOR ME, I HAVE NOT HASTENED FROM [BEING] A PASTOR TO FOLLOW
THEE,.... Though he had met with so much ill usage, and was hated by
the people for bringing such messages to them, and was jeered and
sc...
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_As for me, I have not hastened from [being] a pastor to follow thee:
neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came
out of my lips was [right] before thee._
Ver. 16. _I have no...
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Jer. 17:16-18. What we find in these verses is a confirmation that
when the prophet Jeremiah, and other inspired penmen of the Old
Testament, imprecated judgments on their enemies, those parts of thei...
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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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As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow Thee, he
had not left his duties as shepherd in his home town, in precipitous
haste for the sake of being Jehovah's special minister, or, h...
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FOLLOW THEE:
_ Heb._ after thee...
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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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OLBHeb;
I HAVE NOT HASTENED FROM BEING A PASTOR TO FOLLOW THEE: that the words
contain the prophet's appeal to God upon some reproaches cast upon him
by this wicked people, as if he had thrust himself...
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Jeremiah 17:16 hurried H213 (H8804) shepherd H7462 (H8802) follows
H310 desired H183 (H8694) woeful H605 ...
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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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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 17:16 THE DAY OF SICKNESS. Judah’s
spiritual unfaithfulness and its punishment.
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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 Corinthians 1:12; 2 Corinthians 2:17; Acts 20:20; Acts 20:27;...
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I hastened not — As I did not seek the office of a prophet, so when
thou wast pleased to call me to it, I did not decline....