The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:6
The curse upon the man who trusts in man . In considering this passage it is important to bear in mind that two different Hebrew words ( גֶּבֶד and אָדָם ) are rendered by the one word "man." A recollection of this difference will bring much more meaning out of the passage. I. There is suggested for consideration MAN IN HIS OPINION OF HIMSELF . He reckons himself as גֶּבֶד , the strong one. He likes to estimate his great resources and use them for his own... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:6
Like the heath in the desert ; as forlorn as some well-known desert plant. But which plant? St. Jerome explains, "Et erit quasi myrice ['tamarisk'], quae Hebraice dicitur Aroer (?) sire, at interpretatus est Syrus, lignum infructuosum." The versions agree in supposing the comparison to be to a plant; and a very similar word in Arabic ( ghargar ) means the mountain juniper; Tristram, the dwarf juniper. Most, however, take the word to be an adjective equivalent to "destitute." Dr. Thomson... read more