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. The captivity of Judah for her sin. (Jeremiah 17:19-23) Jeremiah delivers a message to the people: obey Gods command of the Sabbath. i. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. 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. Luke-Acts Cursed is the man who trusts in man It is excellent doctrine that is preached in these verses, and of general concern and use to us all, and it does not appear to have any particular reference to the present state of Judah and Jerusalem. 10:5, good or evil.]. Wash yourself that you might look cheerful and all. "Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, And whose hope is the LORD. God is still holding out the opportunity of salvation and hope to them. Baker Academic, The fatal consequences of this sin. That you don't appear unto men to fast. Just obey My commandments. Commentators have noted the similarity between these verses and Psalm 1. That's what I want, remaining fruit. Those who trust to their own righteousness and strength, and think they can do without Christ, make flesh their arm, and their souls cannot prosper in graces or comforts. Empty Fruit. [ noun feminine only plural kidneys . "The heart is deceitful, and desperately wicked. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. Those who trust in God are likened to a healthy green tree that flourishes in well-watered fertile soil (5-8).Because of the deceitfulness of the human heart, people may not understand their own actions and motives. They shall flourish in credit and comfort, like a tree that is always green, whose leaf does not wither; they shall be cheerful to themselves and beautiful in the eyes of others. The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron: As prophet the begins to describe the character and extent of Judahs sin, he starts with a figure that emphasizes the hardness and strength of Judahs rebellion against God. Read more Explain verse Share. It does not stop bearing fruit. The deceitful heart cannot deceive God. 3. This is especially true because one cannot make flesh his strength without also the heart departing from the LORD. The passage exhorts the reader to trust in the Lord. Sad. God would allow their obedience or disobedience on this one point to stand for all. Concerning the curse that attends wealth unjustly gotten. Jeremiah 17:9, 10. 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. Unregenerate human nature is in a desperate condition without divine grace, described by the term gravely ill in verse 9 (RSV desperately corrupt, NEB desperately sick). (Harrison). Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, But who really does know himself? Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. Minor Prophets If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. Nor will cease from yielding fruit. It seems to start a new thought. The several regions of Judah are mentioned (v. 26); these were still possessed by Judah and Benjamin. He shall leave them to he knows not whom, and shall not be able to take any of his riches away with him. . The real key to the passage may come in the line about turning our hearts away from the Lord. Its leaves are always green. What will become of a man if that in him which should be the candle of the Lord give a false light, if God's deputy in the soul, that is entrusted to support his interests, betrays them? They're right up until the moment a person dies. Jeremiah 17:10 ABP_Strongs (i) 10 G1473 I G2962 the lord G2082.1 am examining G2588 hearts, G1381 trying G3510 kidneys, G3588 G1325 to give G1538 to each G2596 according to G3588 G3598 his ways, G1473 G2532 and G2596 according to G3588 the G2590 fruits G3588 G2006.1 of their practices. 3:8; see commentary on Psalm 62:12). I deal with each person according to how he has behaved. Yet the kings and commoners rejected the word of the LORD and continued to treat the Sabbath as if it were any other day. He is here represented as on a throne in his temple; to him in the means of grace all should resort. The Lord is called by his apostles, Acts 1:24, kardiognostes, the Knower of the heart. God works within this situation to draw out trust. Didn't I heal the sick in Your name? The only security in life is with the eternal God, whose presence is symbolized in the temple. "The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked." And it is wrong to use deceit and lies and gimmicks to try to extract funds from the people of God in order to support your program. 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. The Bedouin call this tree the Cursed Lemon or Sodom Apple because it grows in the desert salt lands that surround the Dead Sea where Sodom and Gomorrah once were. b. John 3:16, Jesus faith love), The Whole Bible ), New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition, New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition, New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition, Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, 17:10; 32:19; Ezek. But if you will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched ( Jeremiah 17:27 ). And He's going, to give to every man according to his ways ( Jeremiah 17:10 ), What's in my heart? The Old Testament You'll never be destroyed or put out of the land." It's going to go up in smoke. A pen of iron was used for cutting inscriptions in rock or stone. See Jer 11:20; 12:3. Let them be dismayed, Now Jesus plainly warns us about that. As a partridge that broods but does not hatch, so is he who gets riches, but not by right: Jeremiah just spoke to the folly of trusting ones heart. The Gospels I think that we've been put off a long time because we are afraid of people saying, "Well, you're judging, you know." 2. The Heart Is Diagnosed By its Creator, vs.10 (1) The mind (Hebrew, mind) (2) The reins (Hebrew, kidneys, emotions) (3) The rewardto give to every man according to his ways. I cannot really attain the true knowledge of myself. Deepen your knowledge of Christ's journey to the Cross. i. I the Lord search the heart The Lord is called by his apostles, Acts 1:24, , the Knower of the heart. Jeremiah 17:9-10 . in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. Psalm 139:13; Lamentations 3:13; Jeremiah 12:2; kidneys: 1 literally, as physical organ, a. of man, only in poetry, . But even the temple will not save those who turn away from him. And we've got to watch out for this, because it is such a deceiving, terrible thing. Major Prophets Though in pride others demanded an immediate revelation of God and His power, Jeremiah was willing to wait and trust in the LORD. b. 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. 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 land of Benjamin was north of Judah. i. Lord!". Anonymous comments are welcome. Although the northern nation of Israel had already fallen to Assyrian rule, Jeremiah's call for the southern kingdom of Judah to repent of their sins and return to the Lord, was treated with scornful disdain. Those who make God their Hope, shall flourish like a tree always green, whose leaf does not wither. a. In the Gospel of John, the proper response of a disciple to Jesus presence and signs is to believe. Paul considers faith the proper response to Gods grace and uses it as a basis to accept uncircumcised gentiles into the church (Romans 4:13-16). We need not be solicitous about the breaking of a cistern as long as we have the fountain. He tries the rein. Luke-Acts Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is ( Jeremiah 17:7 ). 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. Deuteronomy 28 promises success to the obedient and failure to the disobedient. The Old Testament Only the Lord knows! General Epistles When they do hatch, the chicks leave the partridge because they dont really belong to that bird. And destroy them with double destruction! Lies Christians Believe About Themselves. 15:21. You try me. 8 They will be like a tree planted near a stream whose roots spread out toward the water. 9 The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. And your Father which sees in secret, He'll reward you. Pain from the past, the memory of betrayal, depression, anxiety can derail our attempts to trust. All comments are subject to moderation. He will bring forth beautiful green leaves, yield much fruit, and he will not be anxious in the year of drought.". It's easy for us to follow a vain philosophy. And so, in a chapter that pronounces the destruction of Israel's wealth, the loss of their inheritance, enslavement to their enemies, and a curse on the man who places his trust in the flesh, Jeremiah also gives wonderful reassurance to the faithful remnant who place their trust in the Lord: "Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord," is Jeremiah's declaration from the Almighty God, "For he will be like a tree planted by the water, that extends its roots by a stream, and doesn't fear when the heat comes. That place of our sanctuary is God's glorious high throne. john 8 32) Jeremiah 17:10 (King James Version) 17:1 The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars; 17:2 Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green . Shall let go of your heritage which I gave you; O LORD, the hope of Israel, 5. (Jeremiah 17:24-27) A promised blessing for obedience and curse for disobedience. In the end, he will be shown to be a fool for trusting in his ill-gotten gains. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. As then there is no purity except from the Spirit of God, as long as mencontinue in their own nature, their hearts are full of deceits and frauds. Trust does not ensure outward success. 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.. 2. + 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. God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him Learn more about Desiring God Ways to Follow . Poetical Books The preachers real task in using this passage is proclaiming how people and churches can trust in God. Proverbs 3:9-10 promise barns filled with plenty and vats bursting with wine. I will repay each one of you what your deeds deserve. 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. Some of the characters in John come to believe only after a long process (9:38). 24:12; Jer. 10 I, the Lord, probe into peoples kidneys10. Four active verbs fittingly describe God's part in the process - formed, knew, consecrated, and appointed (v. 5). Now the man who understands and knows that his heart is deceitful and desperately wicked is the man who will join David's prayer and say, "O God, You search my heart. It was right there before You. I like people when I walk by to whisper, "Oh, isn't he spiritual? All three prove elusive and difficult to define precisely. When God told them to hallow the Sabbath, He told them to hallow the rest. 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. For the believer under the New Covenant, we have a new heart (Ezekiel 36:26), are a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17), and a new man patterned after Jesus (Ephesians 4:24, Colossians 3:10). Trust produces fruit even in what looks like unproductive soil. It has nothing to fear when the heat comes. My old pride and my old flesh wants people to think that I am a spiritual man of God. 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. It has no need to be concerned in a year of drought. (Jeremiah 17:11) The folly of trusting in riches. I. Even when the judgment is hanging over their head. Some people, such as the blind man in John 9, need time to get there. Jeremiah drew on the images of Psalm 1, where the blessed man is the one who delights in Gods word (Psalm 1:1-3). Bring on them the day of doom, Destroy them - Rather, break them with a double breaking: a twofold punishment, the first their general share in the miseries attendant upon their countrys fall; the second, a special punishment for their sin in persecuting and mocking Gods prophet. vii. Herein the heart is desperately wicked; it is deadly, it is desperate. EXAMINING, Jer 17:10 e. the kidneys . 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. 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. 2:6; 1 Cor. Luke-Acts Nay, he is false and sinful, and has lost his integrity; so his being flesh signifies, Genesis 6:3. Yet the entire biblical witness seeks to inculcate and develop trust/faith/belief. Cleaving to the cistern is leaving the fountain, and is resented accordingly. Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. Jeremiah 17:9 If They Knew All About Us! Where is the word of the LORD? Minor Prophets The pravity and perversity of the mans heart, full of harlotry and creature confidence, deceiving and being deceived, is here plainly and plentifully described; and oh that it were duly and deeply considered. (Trapp). Jeremiah 17:10 GOD'S WORD Translation (GW) 10 I, the Lord , search minds and test hearts. It is wise to trust what God says about us more than what we think or feel about ourselves. 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. And desperately wicked; And it is easy for us to become deceived. Even to give every man according to his ways, Jeremiah 17:10, . He is accumulating wealth. Still, there is an element of sin and flesh that remains in the believer. Diamonds set in iron. 23 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* and hearts. (p. 133) God observes and discerns them; and (which is more than any man can do) he judges of the overt act by the heart. ( Jeremiah 17:9-10) The folly of trusting one's own heart. ( Jeremiah 17:9 ). 4 Ways the Parable of the Sower Encourages Spiritual Growth. 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