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Verse Jeremiah 9:23. _LET NOT THE WISE MAN GLORY IN HIS WISDOM_]
Because God is the Fountain of all good, neither _wisdom_, nor
_might_, nor _riches_, nor _prosperity_ can come but _from_ or
_through...
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To the end of Jeremiah 10 the prophet urges upon the people the
practical conclusion to be drawn from God’s righteous dealings with
them. The three things on which men most pride themselves are shown...
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CHAPTER 9
_ 1. The prophet's complaint and Jehovah's answer (Jeremiah 9:1) _
2. The cause of desolation and destruction (Jeremiah 9:10)
3. The call for the mourning and wailing women (Jeremiah 9:17...
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THE KNOWLEDGE OF YAHWEH: UNCIRCUMCISED ISRAEL. This paragraph contains
two originally distinct prophecies, unrelated to their present
context, though quite possibly Jeremianic. They teach the glory of...
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THUS SAITH, &C. The lesson which follows is of universal application.
LET NOT. Note the Figure of speech _Symploke,_ or _Anaphora_, for
emphasis.
WISDOM... MIGHT... RICHES. These are the three thing...
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See summary introducing the section. Piety alone is the source of true
glory. Circumcision, as the mere external mark of the covenant, of
itself brings no man, Jew or otherwise, favour with God. 23, 2...
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DISCOURSE: 1046
THE ONLY TRUE AND SUFFICIENT GROUNDS OF GLORYING
Jeremiah 9:23. Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his
wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not th...
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LET NOT THE WISE MAN GLORY, &C.— "Unless this wisdom hath for its
object God himself, and teaches us to despise ourselves, to be humbled
beneath the mighty hand of God, and to glory in him alone. All...
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III. TRUE GLORY Jeremiah 9:23-24
TRANSLATION
(23) Thus says the LORD: Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom and
let not the mighty man boast of his might nor the rich man boast of
his wealth. (24)...
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Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man
glory in his riches:
LET NOT THE WISE MAN GLORY IN HIS WISDOM - p...
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1-22. The prophet continues his lament. The impending doom....
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LET NOT THE WISE MAN GLORY IN HIS WISDOM. — The long prophecy of
judgment had reached its climax. Now there comes the conclusion of the
whole matter — that the one way of salvation is to renounce all...
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_[Jeremiah 9:22]_ כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אַל
־יִתְהַלֵּ֤ל...
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Jeremiah 8:1; Jeremiah 9:1; Jeremiah 10:1; Jeremiah 26:1
In the four Chapter s which we are now to consider we have what is
plainly a fin
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In answer to his own question, Jeremiah sighed for some adequate means
of expressing the anguish of his heart, and then for escape to some
lonely place in the wilderness. All this was in the nature of...
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Thus saith the LORD, Let not the (r) wise [man] glory in his wisdom,
neither let the mighty [man] glory in his might, let not the rich
[man] glory in his riches:
(r) As none can save himself by his o...
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These precious verses seem to come in like a parenthesis: and yet not
to be used with a parenthesis, being so precious, in the midst of a
gloomy description of a degenerate and rebellious people. The...
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This is a remarkable passage, and often found in the mouth of men, as
other notable sentences, which are known as proverbial sayings: but
yet few rightly consider how these words are connected with th...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 7, 8, AND 9.
Chapter 7 begins a new prophecy, contemplating especially the temple,
which, instead of being a protection (as the people, without
conscience, wo...
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THUS SAITH THE LORD, LET NOT THE WISE MAN GLORY IN HIS WISDOM,.... Not
in his natural wisdom, or knowledge of natural things: this is often
but an appearance of wisdom, and is science falsely so calle...
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Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise [man] glory in his wisdom,
neither let the mighty [man] glory in his might, let not the rich
[man] glory in his riches:
Ver. 23. _Let not the wise man glory in h...
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_Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom_ Let not men value
themselves on account of their wisdom, strength, or riches, which are
things in themselves of a very uncertain continuance, and such
calami...
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Thus saith the Lord, in once more picturing to the apostate Jews the
one way of salvation, LET NOT THE WISE MAN GLORY IN HIS WISDOM, as
though that were sufficient to bring him redemption, NEITHER LET...
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THE WAY OF ESCAPE REJECTED...
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23-26 In this world of sin and sorrow, ending soon in death and
judgement, how foolish for men to glory in their knowledge, health,
strength, riches, or in any thing which leaves them under the domin...
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The Jews did glory in the counsel of their _wise men_, the strength of
the _soldiers_, and the wealth of their cities; but here God takes
them off from their vain confidences, that neither their _coun...
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Jeremiah 9:23 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 wise H2450 glory H1984
(H8691) wisdom H2451 mighty H1368 glory...
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THOSE WHO ARE TRULY WISE WILL KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT GOD AND WILL THUS
UNDERSTAND WHY HE ACTS LIKE HE DOES IN BRINGING FINAL JUDGMENT ON
JUDAH (JEREMIAH 9:12).
The passage commences by asking who the tr...
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Jeremiah 9:23
There is at least so much similarity between the nature of God and the
nature of man that both God and man can take delight in the same
thing. The spirit of the text is saying, "Take de...
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Jeremiah 9:1. _Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain
of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the
daughter of my people!_
Jeremiah foresaw that the Chaldeans would c...
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CONTENTS: Message in the temple gate, continued. Detestation of the
sins of the people. The vanity of trusting in anything but God.
CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah.
CONCLUSION: Those who will not know God...
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Jeremiah 9:2. _Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodgingplace of
wayfaring men._ In countries where the peasantry are very poor,
travellers provide for themselves as they can. Even in Spain many of
th...
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_Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom._
GLORYING
An idea in this text to which we assign special prominence is
this--There is at least so much similarity between the nature of God
and the nature...
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES. For Chronology and History, see chap.
7.
1. GEOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES. Jeremiah 9:26. “_Egypt_.” sit. on N.E.
angle of Africa; a vast plain; in general features it may be...
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EXPOSITION
JEREMIAH 9:1
The Hebrew more correctly attaches this verse to Jeremiah 8:1. OH THAT
MY HEAD WERE WATERS, etc.! A quaint conceit, it may be said. But "if
we have been going on pace for pace...
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Now Jeremiah declares,
Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes were as a fountain of tears,
that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my
people! Oh that I had in the wildernes...
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1 Corinthians 1:19; 1 Corinthians 1:27; 1 Corinthians 3:18; 1 Kings
20:10;...