Jeremiah 17:1, The captivity of Judah for her sin; Jeremiah 17:5, Trust in man is cursed; Jeremiah 17:7, in God is blessed; Jeremiah 17:9, The deceitful heart cannot deceive God; Jeremiah 17:12, The salvation of God; Jeremiah 17:15, The prophet complains of the mockers of his prophecy; Jeremiah 17:19, He is sent to renew the covenant in hallowing the sabbath.
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Jeremiah 17 — OverviewJeremiah 17 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter, I. God convicts the Jews of the sin of idolatry by the
notorious evidence of the fact, and condemns them to captivity for it,
ver. 1-4. II. He shows them the folly of all their carnal confidences,…Jeremiah 17 — OverviewJeremiah 17 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter is a further prophecy of the destruction of the Jews, with the causes of it, their sins, as their idolatry, which was notorious; of which their own consciences, their altars, and their children, were…Jeremiah 17:1-4Jeremiah 17:1-4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe people had asked (ch. xvi. 10), What is our iniquity, and what is
our sin? as if they could not be charged with any thing worth speaking
of, for which God should enter into judgment with them; their challenge…Jeremiah 17:1Jeremiah 17:1 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgewritten: Job 19:23-24
point: Heb. nail
graven: Proverbs 3:3, Proverbs 7:3; 2 Corinthians 3:3
and upon: Leviticus 4:17-18, Leviticus 4:25; Hosea 12:11Jeremiah 17:2Jeremiah 17:2 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgetheir children: Jeremiah 7:18; Hosea 4:13-14
their altars: Jeremiah 2:20; Judges 3:7; 2 Chronicles 24:18, 2 Chronicles 33:3, 2 Chronicles 33:19; Psalms 78:58; Isaiah 1:29, Isaiah 17:8; Ezekiel 20:28Jeremiah 17:2Jeremiah 17:2 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleWhilst their children remember their altars,.... Which is a further proof of their long continuance in idolatrous practices, and a fresh witness against them; they trained up their children in them; who, when grown up,…
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