The Hebrew placed thinking and planning in the heart, and emotions in the organs of the abdomen, the bowels and kidneys. "My, brother! Since Jeremiah offers two variations on the theme of Psalm 1, here in 17:5-8 and also in 12:1-2, it seems possible that Psalm 1 was available to the prophet. (Thompson). The shrub of Jeremiah 17:6 could be the dwarf juniper, stunted and barely alive in an area of low rainfall and poor soil. (Cundall), ii. Fraud and violence had been reigning crying sins in Judah and Jerusalem; now the prophet would have those who had been guilty of these sins, and were now stripped of all they had, to read their sin in their punishment (Jeremiah 17:11; Jeremiah 17:11): He that gets riches and not by right, though he may make them his hope, shall never have joy of them. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, 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. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreads out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat comes, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not worry in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit ( Jeremiah 17:8 ). 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. Jeremiah 17:10English Standard Version. 10 I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. * The use of references are not endorsements of their contents. d. I will cause you to serve your enemies: For all this deeply ingrained sin especially idolatry with wooden images upon the high hills God promised to bring His judgment upon Judah. The passage exhorts the reader to trust in the Lord. i. Revelation 2:23, kidneys]. Thus many a rich wretch spinneth a fair thread to strangle himself, both temporally and eternally. (Trapp). Luke-Acts Desperately wrong. Less than $5/mo! I try the reins." Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: In contrast to the foolish people of Judah who trusted in man, in their own heart, or in riches, Jeremiah looked to Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel. It calls evil good and good evil, puts false colours upon things, and cries peace to those to whom peace does not belong. This one point of obedience or disobedience would stand for all others, just as the eating of forbidden fruit would stand for all obedience or disobedience for Adam in the Garden of Eden. You know my thoughts in their origin. God's mercies just are so extensive. By the green trees on the high hills. Oh." Young's Literal Translation Your partnership makes all we do possible. They would be disturbed. Even when the judgment is hanging over their head. The Lord then responds affirming the divine searching of the human heart and mind. God works within this situation to draw out trust. Herein the heart is desperately wicked; it is deadly, it is desperate. Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. The cornerback. 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.. Historical Books Whose heart departs from the LORD. Concerning the curse that attends wealth unjustly gotten. Now, he states a proverb meant to show the foolishness of trusting in riches. There was nothing superficial about their sinful state. Minor Prophets The case is bad indeed, and in a manner deplorable and past relief, if the conscience which should rectify the errors of the other faculties is itself a mother of falsehood and a ring-leader in the delusion. Even at this late stage of their backsliding. Furthermore, I will strike her followers with a deadly disease, and then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches kidneys. Pauline Epistles v. The Sabbath commanded here and observed by Israel was a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ (Colossians 2:16-17). It has no need to be concerned in a year of drought. 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). 10 i"I the Lord search the heart. Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction ( Jeremiah 17:17-18 ). God is still holding out the opportunity of salvation and hope to them. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. But this is a thing about which our own hearts deceive us as much as any thing. 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). When God told them to hallow the Sabbath, He told them to hallow the rest. General Epistles Only the Lord knows! Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00), Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752 (DRC1752), King James Version with Apocrypha, American Edition (KJVA), King James Version, American Edition (KJVA), New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE), New International Reader's Version (NIRV), New International Version Anglicized (NIVUK), World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBBE), Young's Literal Translation Of The Holy Bible (YLT98). And so it's easy for me to get little spiritual affectations that my mind isn't really necessarily upon God. The prophet complains of the mockers of his prophecy. The hill country was the central region, with the wilderness of Judah stretching down to the Dead Sea. 2019. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. 10I the Lord search the heart(A)and examine the mind,(B)to reward(C) each person according to their conduct,according to what their deeds deserve.(D). The salvation of God. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. As he is cursed who trusts in man, so he is blessed who trusts in GOD. My flesh just really enjoys that. New International Version (NIV). according to the fruit of his doings. Bear no burden on the Sabbath day: Jeremiah simply repeated the Sabbath commands Israel originally agreed to as part of the Sinai Covenant (Exodus 20:8-11). Those are fools indeed who are fools in their latter end; and such multitudes will prove who were applauded as wise men, that did well for themselves,Psalms 49:13; Psalms 49:18. Sad. Throughout the book of Jeremiah, we discover little assurances that despite their disobedience, God would make a new covenant with the people of Israel and the house of Judah. He judges on the basis of works because what we do reflects what we truly value, the condition of our hearts. kelayoth, meaning "hidden depths") are not that distinct in Old Testament psychology; they are virtually synonymous here and in many other places. In some sense, Jeremiah thought trusting in the LORD to be the same as delighting in His word. 3:8; see commentary on Psalm 62:12). Prepare for Easter with Bible Gateway Plus. kidneys, from the Heb. 24:12; Jer. I'm only helping prove the truth of God's Word so God really can't judge me because I'm only proving what He said is true." 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. Even though we cannot understand our hearts, the Lord searches them and knows our inner thoughts and motives. And will not be anxious in the year of drought, It is folly to trust in man, for he is not only frail, but false and deceitful. 3. Jeremiah 17:14 Save Me and I Shall be Saved; Jeremiah 17:9 Who Really Knows How Bad It Is? The Old Testament Shall let go of your heritage which I gave you; This is especially true because one cannot make flesh his strength without also the heart departing from the LORD. Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Poetical Books Let us proceed . Sad. 33:20; Matt. Commentators have noted the similarity between these verses and Psalm 1. 1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. Nay, he is false and sinful, and has lost his integrity; so his being flesh signifies, Genesis 6:3. And so our means become perverse, crooked.Paul the apostle talks about those who say, "Well, our lies bring glory to God so God shouldn't judge us for lying." Others, such as Abraham, show faith and doubt side by side. When men say in their hearts (that is, suffer their hearts to whisper to them) that there is no God, or he does not see, or he will not require, or they shall have peace though they go on; in these, and a thousand similar suggestions the heart is deceitful. I don't want to be deceived. The great malignity there is in this sin; it is the departure of the evil heart of unbelief from the living God. And when you pray, don't go out on the street corner, but go into your closet and shut the door." 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. My Notes on Jeremiah 17:5-10. If they were willing to radically obey God in this one point, it would indicate a true repentance and submission to God that would extend to all points. Much less can we know the hearts of others, or have any dependence upon them. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference. (1.) Major Prophets I deal with each person according to how he has behaved. I, Hashem, search the lev, I test the kelayot (kidneys, I, Yahweh, search the mind. Concerning the sinfulness of man's heart, and the divine inspection it is always under, Jeremiah 17:9; Jeremiah 17:10. vii. ii. Deepen your knowledge of Christ's journey to the Cross. 15 See, they say to me, Where is the word of ? Throughout the Word of God, we discover the Lord knows those that are His. Jeremiah 17:10 GOD'S WORD Translation (GW) 10 I, the Lord , search minds and test hearts. Those that trust to their own righteousness and strength, and think they can do well enough without the merit and grace of Christ, thus make flesh their arm, and their souls cannot prosper in graces or comforts; they can neither produce the fruits of acceptable services to God nor reap the fruits of saving blessings from him; they dwell in a dry land. A preacher would have a harder time determining how these alliances involve a lack of trust in the Lord. I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings. The Whole Bible It's going to go up in smoke. He tries the rein. They were done for your own glory and to spread abroad your own name. Concerning the abundant satisfaction which those have, and will have, who make God their confidence, who live by faith in his providence and promise, who refer themselves to him and his guidance at all times and repose themselves in him and his love in the most unquiet times, Jeremiah 17:7; Jeremiah 17:8. The reference to the horns of their altars may be to the altars of Baal. (Feinberg). While their children remember then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem: The promise for obedience was great; the promise for disobedience was also significant. I, the Lord test the mind of man. (Jeremiah 17:19-23) Jeremiah delivers a message to the people: obey Gods command of the Sabbath. i. He's searching our hearts. God knows to what extent the heart either justifies or condemns the doings of a man or woman. Get a 14-day FREE trial, then less than $5/mo. That's what's going to be judged. 19. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit. As for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd who follows You, Pentateuch I can give each one the right payment for what he does.. He shall be like a shrub in the desert: Jeremiah pictured a weak, dry shrub in the desert about to die from drought. ", Judahs indelible sin and sins deceitfulness 17:1-18. 1. God understands our struggles to trust. Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. A pen of iron was used for cutting inscriptions in rock or stone. Osborne, Grant R. You know, you're judging me." Jeremiah 20 - The Scriptures 1998 Vs. 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