jeremiah-17:10,-isaiah-66:2-niv

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 17:5-18

In the rest of the prophecy Jeremiah dwells upon the moral faults which had led to Judah’s ruin.Jeremiah 17:6Like the heath - Or, “like a destitute man” Psalms 102:17. The verbs “he shall see” (or fear) and “shall inhabit” plainly show that a man is here meant and not a plant.Jeremiah 17:8The river - Or, “water-course” Isaiah 30:25, made for purposes of irrigation.Shall not see - Or, “shall not fear Jeremiah 17:6.” God’s people feel trouble as much as other people, but they do not fear it... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 17:9-10

Jeremiah 17:9-10. The heart is deceitful above all things This passage, considered in connection with what precedes, may be understood in two points of view: 1st, As assigning a reason why we should not trust in man; namely, because he is not only weak and frail, and therefore may want power to help us in our necessities and distresses, but is also false and deceitful. Or, 2d, As giving us a caution to take care lest we deceive ourselves in supposing we trust in God when really we do not;... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 17:1-13

Wrong attitudes and their outcome (17:1-13)Baal worship has become so much a part of the people’s everyday lives that God sees it as engraved on their hearts. It is so widely practised in Judah that it cannot be removed from the land unless the people themselves are removed (17:1-4). Those who ignore God and trust in themselves are likened to a useless stunted bush that tries to grow in barren ground. Those who trust in God are likened to a healthy green tree that flourishes in well-watered... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 17:10

I the LORD. Quoted in Romans 8:27 . Revelation 2:23 . heart. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), for the mind, or intellect. reins. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), for the thoughts, or affections. even to give = giving. But some codices, with two early printed editions, Septuagint reads, "to give", or "that He may give", and Vulgate, "who gives". man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14 . ways. Hebrew text reads "way" (singular); but some codices, with two early printed... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 17:10

10. Lest any should infer from Jeremiah 17:9, "who can know it?" that even the Lord does not know, and therefore cannot punish, the hidden treachery of the heart, He says, "I the Lord search the heart," c. (1 Chronicles 28:9 Psalms 7:9; Proverbs 17:3; Revelation 2:23). even to give—and that in order that I may give (Revelation 2:23- :). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 17:1-18

Judah’s indelible sin and sin’s deceitfulness 17:1-18The next five sections (Jeremiah 17:1-18) continue the theme of Judah’s guilt from the previous chapter. These pericopes have obvious connections with one another, but they were evidently originally separate prophecies. Jeremiah 17:1-4 are particularly ironic. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 17:10

Even though we cannot understand our hearts, the Lord searches them and knows our inner thoughts and motives. "Heart" and "mind" (lit. kidneys, from the Heb. kelayoth, meaning "hidden depths") are not that distinct in Old Testament psychology; they are virtually synonymous here and in many other places. Together these terms cover the range of hidden elements in human character and personality.God gives to each person what he or she actually deserves. He judges on the basis of works because what... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:1-18

1-4. The sin of Judah is indelible. Hence the severity of the punishment.2. Groves] RV ’Asherim,’ wooden pillars, or monuments, set up in honour of Astoreth (Astarte), generally near altars (e.g. Judges 6:25). The Law ordered them to be pulled down (Exodus 34:13). 3. O my mountain in the field] The hill on which Jerusalem is built rises high above the plain. On the other hand, it is lower than the surrounding mountains, hence can be spoken of as a ’valley’ in Jeremiah 21:13. For sin] i.e.... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Jeremiah 17:10

(10) According to his ways.—The Hebrew word is in the singular, his way, and the interpolated conjunction “and” is better omitted, so as to leave the last words as an explanation of what is meant by it. Jehovah, who “searches the heart,” answers the question “who can know it?” He does know, and will, in the end, judge with a perfectly righteous judgment. Men should live as in the presence of One to whom all hearts are open. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Jeremiah 17:1-27

Jeremiah 17:9 PÈre Pacheu quotes the saying of the Comte de Maistre: 'Whatever the conscience of a criminal may be, I know only the heart of an honest man, and it is a wretched and a fearful thing!' A Bad Heart Jeremiah 17:9-10 I wish, firstly, to prove to you the truth of the words 'the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked'; secondly, to remind you that God knows what is within you 'I the Lord search the heart'; and, thirdly, the only remedy that can do you any good, if... read more