To this point, the Prophet Jeremiah has given some reason to be cautious about the inclinations and direction of the heart. Poetical Books The next five sections (Jeremiah 17:1-18) continue the theme of Judahs guilt from the previous chapter. The disciples believe after the miracle of water into wine at the wedding at Cana (John 2:11). 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. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point 6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. This passage goes to the heart of biblical teaching, standing in dialogue with other passages and making important contributions to the discussion. The rich man takes a great deal of pains to get an estate together, and sits brooding upon it, but never has any comfort nor satisfaction in it; his projects to enrich himself by sinful courses miscarry and come to nothing. 19. 1. God is going to give to him. Observe, It is possible that those who use unlawful means to get wealth may succeed therein and prosper for a time; and it is a temptation to many to defraud and oppress their neighbours when there is money to be got by it. Nor will cease from yielding fruit. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point God is still holding out the opportunity of salvation and hope to them. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Poetical Books The sense of the Hebrew for desperately wicked seems to have sickness more than depravity in mind. Ill-gotten gain is, like a bird with young she has not hatched, soon lost. (Feinberg), ii. The advice be true to your heart fails when the heart is deceitful above all things. A glorious high throne: This may be described as one of the greatest words of the Old Testament. Let us all learn what we are taught here. 4 And you will, even of yourself, let go of your inheritance. The Lordeven forbade this man of Godto have a wife, as a signof the imminent disaster that was about to befall the nation. "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. 7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. 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. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. 5. 10 But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Like a car that needs regular maintenance, we need regular rest or we will not wear well. In the contemporary world, countries regularly form alliances, sign treaties, and cooperate both militarily and for trade and commerce. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. 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. A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary ( Jeremiah 17:11-12 ). Some people, such as the blind man in John 9, need time to get there. All of your works are wood, hay and stubble. Posted by Dim Bulb on March 3, 2012. "The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked." Let it come now! Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. 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. 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. I will give as plunder your wealth, all your treasures, I deal with each person according to how he has behaved. All rights reserved worldwide. 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? They shall be fruitful in holiness, and in all good works. Thus says the LORD: Verse 9 recognizes the complexity of human thought and emotion. Interestingly, the cursed tree looks very healthy and abundant, as if it has survived even in hard times and still has done well in life. (Tverberg). 2. The whole witness of scripture teaches that trust, faith, and belief are complex. Jeremiah's prophetic voice and his God-ordained ministry was rejected by kings, ridiculed by courtiers, contradicted by false prophets, and ignored by the people. Major Prophets The New Testament 8 They will be like a tree planted near a stream whose roots spread out toward the water. God works within this situation to draw out trust. the reins (, literally, the kidney, but here, figuratively, the inner man). 11 As a partridge that broods but does not hatch, so is he who gets riches, but not by right. 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. a. He looks on the inside and reads the heart of a man. Psalm 139:13; Lamentations 3:13; Jeremiah 12:2; kidneys: 1 literally, as physical organ, a. of man, only in poetry, . 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. 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. (I am the Lord searching the minds, and proving the hearts, and I give to each person after his own ways, and after the fruit of his own deeds.) 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. 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. The comfort that attends the doing of this duty. J C PHILPOT. I think that we've been put off a long time because we are afraid of people saying, "Well, you're judging, you know." 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). Save me, so that I am saved, for You are my praise. Herein the heart is desperately wicked; it is deadly, it is desperate. (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. 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.. This was a prayer of vengeance, but a prayer that left vengeance in the hands of God. Pain from the past, the memory of betrayal, depression, anxiety can derail our attempts to trust. Jer 17:10 I, Jehovah, am searching the h. Rbi8 pp. He is here represented as on a throne in his temple; to him in the means of grace all should resort. The several regions of Judah are mentioned (v. 26); these were still possessed by Judah and Benjamin. Note, Therefore God is Judge himself, and he alone, because he, and none besides, knows the hearts of the children of men. + . Jeremiah 17:10 (KJV) - Forerunner Commentary. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Historical Books Osborne, Grant R. Follow Christ's journey to the Cross. I hope they realize how spiritual I am." 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. Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) . Major Prophets Some of the characters in John come to believe only after a long process (9:38). 10 I, the Lord, probe into peoples kidneys10. The fountain of living waters.. Who can know it? Bring on them the day of doom, Joshua 15:21-32). (Feinberg). 12 An esteemed throne, exalted from the beginning, is the place of our set-apart place. Wisdom Literature The prophet's sermons were not all prophetical, but some of them practical; yet this discourse, which probably we have here only the heads of, would be of singular use to them by way of caution not to misplace their confidence in the day of their distress. Jeremiah 17:10 GOD'S WORD Translation (GW) 10 I, the Lord , search minds and test hearts. Paul cites Abraham as the example of faith, he did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was already as good as dead (19). And makes flesh his strength, All rights reserved. It is wise to trust what God says about us more than what we think or feel about ourselves. ("Reins" is an outdated term for the kidneys, derived from the same Latin root from which related English words such as "renal" would have come.) [For more on the heart referring to the thought life, see commentary on Prov. Pauline Epistles Jeremiah 17:14 Save Me and I Shall be Saved; Jeremiah 17:9 Who Really Knows How Bad It Is? Cookie Notice: jand test the mind,2. EXAMINING, Jer 17:10 e. the kidneys . God is his people's arm,Isaiah 32:2. And we've got to watch out for this, because it is such a deceiving, terrible thing. The Bible says judge righteous judgment. i. In Jeremiah 17 Jeremiah 17:10 Meaning " 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 ." Jeremiah 20:12 In Jeremiah 20 Jeremiah 20:12 Meaning " He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins ." Lamentations 3:13 Minor Prophets I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins ( Jeremiah 17:10 ). Ron Dunn, LifeStyle Ministries, 2001. This is the picture of the one (believer or not) who trusts in man instead of the LORD; they are dry and unsustainable. This I ask in Jesus' name, AMEN. You know, you're judging me." 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? Jeremiah 21:14 But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it. God would allow their obedience or disobedience on this one point to stand for all. He is our rest; when we remember His finished work we hallow the Sabbath, we hallow the rest. Those who thus give honour to God by giving him credit God will put honour upon, and make them the ornament and delight of the places where they live, as green trees are. And God, if there's something there that is wrong, is displeasing to You, reveal it to me, Lord." Heavenly Father, thank You that You are a faithful God to those that put their trust in You. Pauline Epistles 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. "Now the Bible tells us that one day all of our works are going to be judged by fire. I'm trying the motives. En-Gedi Resource Center. according to the fruit of his doings. Prophets We're looking at Bible texts that speak about the heart, and we're praying that Dr. God will use His word to bring healing to any heart disease we . By green trees on the high hills. 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). b. O LORD, the hope of Israel: Yahweh was the true and confident hope of Israel, even if many turned away from Him. The New Testament The Broken Covenant. I the Lord search the heart The Lord is called by his apostles, Acts 1:24, , the Knower of the heart. a. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. And shall not see when good comes, It will leave him in the midst of his days, He judges on the basis of works because what we do reflects what we truly value, the condition of our hearts. Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is ( Jeremiah 17:7 ). It is true in general. i. These, Yahweh assays or teststhe two terms heart and kidneys cover the range of hidden elements in mans character and personality. 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? GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point And desperately wicked; And whose hope is the LORD. b. God extends His mercy. IV. Or, Cursed (that is, miserable) is the man that does so, for he leans upon a broken reed, which will not only fail him, but will run into his hand and pierce it. Just turn back to Me. Now Jesus tells us that we are to be careful that we don't do our righteousness before men to be seen of men because we have our reward. He's searching our hearts. The phrase throne of glory (or glorious throne) is a reference to the temple where Yahwehs presence was known among his people. (Thompson), ii. The Whole Bible Man is called flesh, to show the folly of those that make him their confidence; he is flesh, weak and feeble as flesh without bones or sinews, that has no strength at all in it; he is inactive as flesh without spirit, which is a dead thing; he is mortal and dying as flesh, which soon putrefies and corrupts, and is continually wasting. f. Even to give to every man according to his ways: Because God perfectly knows the heart and mind of man, His judgment is true. The New Testament 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. Even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. 15 See, they say to me, Where is the word of ? According to their legends, when God destroyed Sodom, he cursed the fruit of this tree also. I don't want to be deceiving myself. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. 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. The Hebrew placed thinking and planning in the heart, and emotions in the organs of the abdomen, the bowels and kidneys. The Old Testament The comparison to a tree planted near water is a common theme (Psalm 1:3, Jeremiah 17:8). Jeremiah 17:10 New International Version 10 "I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve." Read full chapter Jeremiah 17:10 in all English translations Jeremiah 16 Jeremiah 18 New International Version (NIV) GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Use semicolons to separate groups: 'Gen;Jdg;Psa-Mal' or 'Rom 3-12;Mat 1:15;Mat 5:12-22', There are options set in 'Advanced Options', The Whole Bible (Jeremiah 17:24-27) A promised blessing for obedience and curse for disobedience. The peoples heart has guilt not only written all over it but etched into it, engraved beyond erasure. (Kidner), ii. the most inward and remote parts, covered with fat, and out of sight: these are the seat of the affections; and the Lord tries these, whether they are towards him or not; and whether sincere or hypocritical; Christ the omniscient God knew Peter's love to him, and the sincerity of it; for which he appeals to him as such, ( John 21:17 ) : c. And desperately wicked: The heart is not only deceitful, but also wicked and desperately so. Verse Jeremiah 17:10. 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. "The heart is deceitful, and desperately wicked. Follow your heart is poor advice when the heart is desperately wicked. Minor Prophets 10 "I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, Hebrew kidneys to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds." The Message . This passage from Jeremiah adds its insights to the rest of scripture. even to give every man accordions to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings; to do which it is necessary to search the heart, and try the reins, the fountain of all actions; and in which the principles of them are, and according to which they are denominated and judged of: in the future judgment every secret thing will be brought into account; the counsels of the heart will be made manifest; the book of conscience will be opened; and out of it, as well as other books, men will be judged according to their ways and works; and therefore it is requisite that the Judge should be the Lord God omniscient, the searcher and trier of the hearts and reins, as Christ is. 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. Your partnership makes all we do possible. Deepen your knowledge of Christ's journey to the Cross. 2019. 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. But in some ways, Sunday is more appropriate; being the day Jesus rose from the dead (Mark 16:9), and first met with His disciples (John 20:19), and a day when Christians gathered for fellowship (Acts 20:7 and 1 Corinthians 16:2). I cannot understand men advertising their fasting and prayer when Jesus said, "When you fast, anoint your face. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point The nations hope is in a person, not a building (12-13). heartkidneys. In the biblical world, the heart refers to the thoughts, not the emotions. Those that trust in the Lord will be like a tree planted by the waters that doesn't even know when summer comes because of the freshness that it draws out from that water. "I told your fathers not to do this," God is saying, "but they didn't obey Me. The concepts of trust, faith, and belief intertwine. Because they have forsaken the LORD, The passage acknowledges that drought and heat will come. International Standard Version Such knowledge," he said, "is too great for me. Thus many a rich wretch spinneth a fair thread to strangle himself, both temporally and eternally. (Trapp). The point of the metaphors is not the hardness of the materials used, but the indelible nature of what is written. (Cundall). Either need is real, and Gods ability to heal both our physical and spiritual need is true and proven. 33:20; Matt. Those who trust in man and the arm of flesh will be dried, withered, dead, uninhabited. i. I test the mind: A second word is here set in parallel to heart, literally, kidneys, hidden depths. That's what's going to be judged. They were done to be seen of men. Poetical Books He searches all hearts and examines deepest motives so he can give to each person his right reward, according to his deedshow he has lived. The passage exhorts the reader to trust in the Lord. And so God pronounces the curse upon those that would trust in an alliance in Egypt to deliver them from this Babylonian invasion. All three involve intellectual ascent and visceral response. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at [email protected]. I, Yahweh, search the heart; I test the inmost being, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his deeds. It has nothing to fear when the heat comes. ii. The Bible says, "By their fruits ye shall know them" ( Matthew 7:16 ). But do not let me be put to shame; 2. "The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? 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). Jeremiah 17:10-16 The Scriptures 1998 (ISR98). Thus says the LORD: Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; nor carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day, nor do any work, but hallow the Sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers. ( Jeremiah 17:9 ). a. In verse 9, the prophet speaks to the Lord. God is his people 's arm, Isaiah 32:2 is poor advice the. Be described as one of the heart referring to the thoughts, the! 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