jeremiah-17:9-10,-psalm-139:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:9-10

The evil heart searched and judged. I. THE EVIL OF THE HEART . 1. The most important question concerning a man is as to the state of his heart— his thoughts, affections, intentions. In the heart we find the true man. The outer life is but the clothing and may be the mask of the man. From the heart spring all the actions of life. The character of the fountain determines that of the stream ( Matthew 15:18 , Matthew 15:19 ). 2. The root of the evil of the heart is ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:9-10

Heart mysteries and their Interpreter. The repudiation of his charges by Judah and Jerusalem leads the prophet to advert to the causes of this behavior. They not only declare their innocence when guilty, but pursue after unholy aims on the plea of serving God. How are such ignorance and infatuation produced? The reply is that the natural heart is deceitful and corrupt above everything else. I. THE MYSTERY OF THE HEART . 1. It is a " mystery of iniquity ." The heart... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:9-10

The searching and knowing of the heart. One is reminded here of the oft-quoted piece of advice, "Know thyself." The prophet's assertion places man before us as the victim of self-ignorance, self-confidence, and self-deception. He talks of truth when his mind is full of error, and thus he is prevented from taking the only real way by which he can attain to the knowledge of truth. In the prophet's assertion and question, and the Divine answer given to the question, there is much which upon... read more

Albert Barnes

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 17:9

deceitful = crooked. Referring to the old nature of the natural man. desperately wicked = sick unto death = it [is] sick unto death: i.e. it [is] incurable. who can know it? Figure of speech Erotesis , for emphasis. 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

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:9

"The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it? I, Jehovah, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings. As the partridge that sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool."The question that surfaces here is, if the one who serves God fares so much better in... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 17:9

Jeremiah 17:9. The heart is deceitful, &c.— This passage, divided from the context, and considered as an independent proposition, has been applied in a sense different from the design of the author. This will evidently appear, if we consider the connexion, and the general reason that he is pursuing: for, in the 5th verse, God is introduced as denouncing a woe against all those who fix their ultimate dependence on human power and policy. In the 7th and 8th verses are described the wisdom and... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:9-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:9-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:9-10

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

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

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 17:1-13

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 17:9

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

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:9

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 17:9

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