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 reliance on the wisdom, greatness, wealth of the world, and to glory only in knowing Jehovah. The “wise man” is, as before in Jeremiah 8:9, and Jeremiah 9:12, the scribe, or recognised teacher of the people
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
1-22. The prophet continues his lament. The impending doom....
_[Jeremiah 9:22]_ כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אַל ־יִתְהַלֵּ֤ל...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
THE WAY OF ESCAPE REJECTED...
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...
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...
Jeremiah 9:23 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 wise H2450 glory H1984 (H8691) wisdom H2451 mighty H1368 glory...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 9:23 The truly WISE MAN (Jeremiah 4:22; Jeremiah 8:8
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...
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...
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...
1 Corinthians 1:19; 1 Corinthians 1:27; 1 Corinthians 3:18; 1 Kings 20:10;...