Please read the entirety of the provided reference(s) to understand the author's full intentions regarding the use of these texts. We may further gather from this passage a general truth, that the recesses of the heart are so hidden, that no judgment can be formed of man by any human being. it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars; Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills. Jeremiah 17 1. By the green trees on the high hills. I hope they see. but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction. The next five sections (Jeremiah 17:1-18) continue the theme of Judahs guilt from the previous chapter. . The comparison to a tree planted near water is a common theme (Psalm 1:3, Jeremiah 17:8). 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I, Hashem, search the lev, I test the kelayot (kidneys, I, Yahweh, search the mind. It has no need to be concerned in a year of drought. You know my thoughts in their origin. Psalm 1 contrasts those who follow the law or teaching, and those who do not. Trust produces fruit even in what looks like unproductive soil. Before his life is half over, he will lose his ill-gotten gains. 10 I, the Lord, probe into peoples kidneys10. But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear ( Jeremiah 17:19-23 ), Now that is, their fathers obeyed not. i. i. The Hebrew placed thinking and planning in the heart, and emotions in the organs of the abdomen, the bowels and kidneys. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Prophets: Jeremiah 17:10 I Yahweh search the mind I try (Jer. The Gospels Jeremiah 17:9, 10. God would allow their obedience or disobedience on this one point to stand for all. Major Prophets God's mercies just are so extensive. 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. Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. 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. 11 As a partridge that broods but does not hatch, so is he who gets riches, but not by right. The terms trust, have faith, and believe reinforce each other. He tries the rein. 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 pronounces him cursed for the affront he thereby puts upon him. Jer 17:5 Thus saith the . I examine peoples hearts. God is still holding out to them a hope. Chapter 17 The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond ( Jeremiah 17:1 ): Interesting that they were using diamonds for pens in those days, isn't it? The nations hope is in a person, not a building (12-13). New International Version (NIV). Trust enables the individual Christian and the church to rise above despair and cynicism. In a salt land which is not inhabited. And see if there be some way of wickedness in me, and lead me in Your way eternal" ( Psalms 139:23-24 ). 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. Those who gain riches by dishonest methods are also deceiving themselves. Wash yourself that you might look cheerful and all. 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. Such is the deceitfulness of the heart that we may truly say, Who can know it? We're thinking together about matters of the heart. And they shall come from the cities of Judah and from the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin and from the lowland, from the mountains and from the South, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and incense, bringing sacrifices of praise to the house of the LORD. Prophets i. The following is a list of notable deaths in May 2020 . It has no need to be concerned in a year of drought. Note, God knows more evil of us than we do of ourselves, which is a good reason why we should not flatter ourselves, but always stand in awe of the judgment 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. But God declares, "I the Lord search the heart. Only God knows the hidden attitudes of their hearts, and he treats people accordingly (9-10). 20-23 - The Watchtower1999 1. "Just turn to Me, just obey Me, and the gates here, the kings and the princes will be passing through forever. Jeremiah 17:10 says that he is "searching the heart" and even "examining the kidneys " the deepest thoughts, feelings, and motivations of one's personality. What happens in our gut affects our thinking. The passage exhorts the reader to trust in the Lord. 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. God works within this situation to draw out trust. We think that we trust in God when really we do not, as appears by this, that our hopes and fears rise or fall according as second causes smile or frown. 14 Heal me, O , so that I am healed. iii. ( Jeremiah 17:9 ). God's talking about your heart and my heart. The fatal consequences of this sin. Indeed they say to me, They will one day lose their riches, just as a bird that hatches eggs stolen from another birds nest will lose the young birds when they grow and fly away (11). It seems to start a new thought. Surely they'll know I'm very spiritual. Trust keeps us connected to God, even in the most difficult of situations. 3:8; see commentary on Psalm 62:12). Thus many a rich wretch spinneth a fair thread to strangle himself, both temporally and eternally. (Trapp). What a day of awakening it's going to be. But who really does know himself? + . So God help us. Anonymous comments are welcome. "The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked." The first part of the passage encourages trust in the Lord. En-Gedi Resource Center. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. 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? Why did I do it? The Lordeven forbade this man of Godto have a wife, as a signof the imminent disaster that was about to befall the nation. Just turn back to Me. As I stand there, you lift your head upward and close your eyes because that looks more spiritual. And God, if there's something there that is wrong, is displeasing to You, reveal it to me, Lord." Lord!". Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. Although the passage cautions against trusting in people, individual Christians and churches enter into relationships that involve trust in people. 10 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. Within the wisdom tradition of the Old Testament comes a challenge to such either/or thinking. Jeremiah reminds the faithful remnant of believing Israel (and also those of us that are saved by grace, through faith in Christ Jesus our Lord), of the wonderful fact that the Lord examines the heart and gives to each what they deserve, based on what they have done, by faith: "I, the Lord search the heart. The hill country was the central region, with the wilderness of Judah stretching down to the Dead Sea. These, Yahweh assays or teststhe two terms heart and kidneys cover the range of hidden elements in mans character and personality. w99 2/1 pp. New Living Translation 9 "The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Those who make God their hope have enough in him to make up the want of all creature-comforts. Oh." 34:11; Ps. You named your chapels and your universities and all after your own name. d. Who can know it: The hearts deceit and wickedness are advanced enough that even the individual may not know or understand their own heart, and outsiders have even more difficulty in discerning the heart of others. The Lord is called by his apostles, Acts 1:24, kardiognostes, the Knower of the heart. I. 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. Oh, how merciful is our God! Search my heart, I pray, and help me toabide in Christ, day by day, so that I may be like a tree that blossoms and buds and brings forth much fruit, for Your praise and glory. You are my hope in the day of doom. The real key to the passage may come in the line about turning our hearts away from the Lord. b. Sad. Jeremiah 17:10 GOD'S WORD Translation (GW) 10 I, the Lord , search minds and test hearts. Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is ( Jeremiah 17:7 ). 10 "I, , search the heart, I try the kidneys, and give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds. Jeremiah 17:9-10 The Deceitfulness of the Heart; JAMES SMITH. (Jeremiah 17:14-17) A prayer for deliverance and defense. The peoples heart has guilt not only written all over it but etched into it, engraved beyond erasure. (Kidner), ii. The preacher can talk about ways that interacting with others involves turning away from God. Deepen your knowledge of Christ's journey to the Cross. The Old Testament But its leaf will be green, And your Father which sees in secret, He'll reward you. 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. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. I deal with each person according to how he has behaved. From the heart come action and will. (Feinberg), ii. 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). 12 An esteemed throne, exalted from the beginning, is the place of our set-apart place. "Cursed be the man who puts his trust in man, and makes the flesh his arm, who has departed from the Lord." I, the Lord even give to each one according to his ways, for I, the Lord reward man according to the results of his deeds.". So I can decide what each one deserves. What we desire is often not what we need. I the Lord search the mind, I try the heart, even to give to every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings. Even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the LORD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein; Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain for ever ( Jeremiah 17:23-25 ). As he is cursed who trusts in man, so he is blessed who trusts in GOD. Your partnership makes all we do possible. Or those who would say, "Well, if I sin I'm only proving that God is telling the truth when He said all have sinned. 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 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. And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the LORD ( Jeremiah 17:26 ). c. As for me: In a series of brief statements, Jeremiah defended and justified his ministry before God. The Broken Covenant. Prepare for Easter with Bible Gateway Plus. By these words he means that they, after having for a long time made many evasions, would yet be brought to judgment, willing or unwilling; for they could not possibly deprive God of his right, that he should not be the judge of the world, and thus render to each the reward of his own works: for the Prophet does not speak of merits or of virtues, but only shews that how much soever the ungodly might hide themselves, they could not yet escape the tribunal of God, but that they must at last render an account to him. 22 Look! 11 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 " Hear the words of this () covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; 3 and say to them, 'This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: " Cursed is the one who does not obey the words of this covenant 4 which I commanded your forefathers on the () day that I brought them . 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