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' proneness to rely on Egypt, in its fear of Assyria and Babylon. (Isaiah 31:1).
Trusteth - this word is emphatic. We may expect help from men, so far as God enables them to help us, but we must rest our TRUST in God alone ().
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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....
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:...
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...
CURSED BE THE MAN, &C.— This alludes to the confidence which the Jews had of assistance from the Egyptians, and their other allies, when threatened by the Chaldeans. By _flesh_ is meant mere mortal ma...
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...
17:5 man (b-7) _ Geber_ . see Job 3:3 ....
1-4. The sin of Judah is indelible. Hence the severity of the punishment....
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...
כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אָר֤וּר הַ גֶּ֨בֶר֙ אֲ
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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) ---...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
The Depth of the Nation's Corruption...
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...
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...
Jeremiah 17:5 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 Cursed H779 (H8803) man H1397 trusts H982 (H8799) man...
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...
TRUSTETH (Psalms 2:12 (_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 2:12). _...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 17:5 CURSED. Experiencing negative consequences (Deuteronomy 28:15)....
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...
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...
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...
2 Chronicles 32:8; Ezekiel 29:6; Ezekiel 29:7; Ezekiel 6:9; Hebrews 3