It has no need to be concerned in a year of drought. The word shepherd usually refers to a king, but here it refers to Jeremiah as a leader of the people. (Feinberg). These, Yahweh assays or teststhe two terms heart and kidneys cover the range of hidden elements in mans character and personality. These bore the indelible marks of Judahs determined rebellion. And see if there be some way of wickedness in me, and lead me in Your way eternal" ( Psalms 139:23-24 ). I the Lord search the heart The Lord is called by his apostles, Acts 1:24, , the Knower of the heart. Now, he states a proverb meant to show the foolishness of trusting in riches. 2. iii. He looks on the inside and reads the heart of a man. God is righteous and must punish sin, but He is also faithful to fulfil His promises to those that love Him and to reward those that place their trust in Him - for without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. It is folly to trust in man, for he is not only frail, but false and deceitful. In the OT usage the heart signifies the total inner being and includes reason. A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary: Jeremiah has shown the folly of trusting in anything other than the Lord; now he will show by contrast the greatness of trusting God, who was symbolically enthroned at the temple in Jerusalem (the place of our sanctuary). But I know your deeds and your thoughts, and I will make sure you get what you deserve. But if you will not heed Me to hallow the Sabbath day, such as not carrying a burden when entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.. Thank you for registering. It is subtle and false; it is apt to supplant (so the word properly signifies); it is that from which Jacob had his name, a supplanter. So how can God judge me for proving Him to be speaking the truth? Much less can we know the hearts of others, or have any dependence upon them. Wash yourself that you might look cheerful and all. a. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. I Jehovah search the heart, I try the reins, even to give each one according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings. Those who make God their hope have enough in him to make up the want of all creature-comforts. (Jeremiah 17:24-27) A promised blessing for obedience and curse for disobedience. Johannine Writings He who has got treasures by vanity and a lying tongue may hug himself in his success, and say, I am rich; nay, and I am innocent too (Hosea 12:8), but he shall leave them in the midst of his days; they shall be taken from him, or he from them; God shall cut him off with some surprising stroke then when he says, Soul, take thy ease, thou hast goods laid up for many years,Luke 12:19; Luke 12:20. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, Jeremiah 17 Chapter 17 The captivity of Judah comes because of sin and forsaking the LordHallow the Sabbath day; doing so will save the people; otherwise they will be destroyed. Jeremih is recovering from COVID-19, a battle which nearly took his life. Old Testament scholars do not consider verses 9-10 as an integral part of this passage. a. Shall be written in the earth, Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. Poetical Books To him alone can this epithet be applied; and it is from him alone that we can derive that instruction by which we can in any measure know ourselves. O My mountain in the field, But if you will not heed Me to hallow the Sabbath. I am throwing her onto a bed of violent illness, and those who commit adultery with her into terrible suffering, unless they repent of her deeds. 9 The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. You Yourself have known, that which came out of my lips was before You. The salvation of God. The passage from Jeremiah seems to support the idea that life does not work out so simply. Jeremiah 17:10, . The Old Testament The terms trust, have faith, and believe reinforce each other. And when some guy sends letters out all over the country saying, "I'm going to spend some time fasting and praying, send me your requests with your fifty dollar check because I want to pray for you, too," something's wrong. He will bring forth beautiful green leaves, yield much fruit, and he will not be anxious in the year of drought.". You know what came out of my lips; Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem; And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates: Thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I have commanded your fathers. Some Christians are also dogmatic about observing Saturday as the Sabbath as opposed to Sunday, but because we are free to regard all days as given by God, it makes no difference. 3 Mountain of Mine in the countryside, I will turn over your wealth and all your treasures as plunder, Your high places for sin throughout your borders. Many have been led to rebellion, disobedience, and great sorrow by following their heart, without challenging their heart and judging it by the measure of Gods truth. I, the Lord test the mind of man. Historical Books 7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. i. These pericopes have obvious connections with one another, but they were evidently originally separate prophecies. Prepare for Easter with Bible Gateway Plus. In the end, he will be shown to be a fool for trusting in his ill-gotten gains. And God, if there's something there that is wrong, is displeasing to You, reveal it to me, Lord." When opened, the fruit makes a pssst sound, and is hollow and filled with webs and dust and a dry pit. (Tverberg), iv. Scripture: Jeremiah 17:9, Isaiah 64:6. Jeremiah 17:10 Hebrew Bible 8 They will be like a tree planted near a stream whose roots spread out toward the water. Perhaps the assertion of the Lord holds a promise. Obedience, trust, wisdom do not lead to outward success or prosperity. It's going to go up in smoke. w99 2/1 pp. Poetical Books "I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds. Its leaves are always green. Jeremiah 17:10 (NASB) Verse Thoughts Jeremiah was not only described as the weeping prophet because he lamented when he witnessed Israel's captivity, the burning of Jerusalem, and the destruction of the Temple of God, but he is also identified as a solitary prophet. The captivity of Judah for her sin. 12 An esteemed throne, exalted from the beginning, is the place of our set-apart place. The Hebrew of the passage uses the terms for heart and kidneys, reflecting the ancient pattern of placing thought, emotion and will within the human gut. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. So the cursing upon those that would trust in man, in the arm of flesh and not the Lord, but the blessing upon those that would trust in the Lord. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. The rest we enter into as Christians is something to experience every day, not just one day a week the rest of knowing we dont have to work to save ourselves, but our salvation is accomplished in Jesus (Hebrews 4:9-10). The fatal consequences of this sin. Those that trust in man perhaps draw nigh to God with their mouth and honour him with their lips, they call him their hope and say that they trust in him, but really their heart departs from him; they distrust him, despise him, and decline a correspondence with him. All rights reserved. As it turned out, the attempt to fight back prompted the Babylonians to tighten their grip, eventually destroying the city and temple and sending the Judeans, including Jeremiah, into exile. 19. Jesus said, "You've not chosen Me, but I've chosen you, and ordained you, that you should be My disciples, that you should bring forth fruit and that your fruit should remain" ( John 15:16 ). I don't care how righteous or good your program may be. For you have kindled a fire in My anger which shall burn forever.. vii. God knows my heart better than I know it. For more on kidneys referring to the emotional life, see commentary on Rev. God is still holding out to them a hope. 12. And this judgment which he makes of the heart is in order to his passing judgment upon the man; it is to give to every man according to his ways (according to the desert and the tendency of them, life to those that walked in the ways of life, and death to those that persisted in the paths of the destroyer) and according to the fruit of his doings, the effect and influence his doings have had upon others, or according to what is settled by the word of God to be the fruit of men's doings, blessings to the obedient and curses to the disobedient. Prophets Desperately wrong. Major Prophets God can read the thoughts of our inner mind, and He knows all those who trust His Word and have their heart turned towards Him. 3:8; see commentary on Psalm 62:12). All three prove elusive and difficult to define precisely. It was right there before You. The reference to the partridge is to the popular belief that it would hatch the eggs of other birds. Thus, at his end, he shall be a fool, a Nabal, whose wealth did him no good, which he had so sordidly hoarded, when his heart became dead as a stone. Baker Academic, Do not be a terror to me; Jeremiah drew on the images of Psalm 1, where the blessed man is the one who delights in Gods word (Psalm 1:1-3). 14 Heal me, O , so that I am healed. But my mind, what am I thinking? The sense of the Hebrew for desperately wicked seems to have sickness more than depravity in mind. Their response to this word would measure their surrender or rebellion to God. Those who gain riches by dishonest methods are also deceiving themselves. The comparison to a tree planted near water is a common theme (Psalm 1:3, Jeremiah 17:8). Jeremiah 17:10-16 The Scriptures 1998 (ISR98). That place of our sanctuary is God's glorious high throne. They shall be fruitful in holiness, and in all good works. Belief is not a static condition. Cookie Notice: "The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked." But they did not obey nor incline their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.. He judges on the basis of works because what we do reflects what we truly value, the condition of our hearts. He that puts a confidence in man puts a cheat upon himself; for (Jeremiah 17:6; Jeremiah 17:6) he shall be like the heath in the desert, a sorry shrub, the product of barren ground, sapless, useless, and worthless; his comforts shall all fail him and his hopes be blasted; he shall wither, be dejected in himself and trampled on by all about him. So is he who gets riches, but not by right; God would allow their obedience or disobedience on this one point to stand for all. In some sense, Jeremiah thought trusting in the LORD to be the same as delighting in His word. Jeremiah 20:12 But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause. A glorious high throne: This may be described as one of the greatest words of the Old Testament. i. I test the mind: A second word is here set in parallel to heart, literally, kidneys, hidden depths. Jeremiah 11:20 But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause. When God told them to hallow the Sabbath, He told them to hallow the rest. 2. And then if you go up on your tiptoes it even looks a little more, you know, spiritual. But if you do not listen to me, to keep the Sabbath day holy, and not to bear a burden and enter by the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem and shall not be quenched.'" ESV Footnotes (17:5) Hebrew arm (17:10) Hebrew kidneys (17:13) Hebrew me But this is a thing about which our own hearts deceive us as much as any thing. 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