Jeremiah 17:7-10 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 17:5-11

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. 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. Let us all learn what we are taught... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 17:7

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord ,.... In the Word of the Lord, as the Targum, in Christ the essential Word of God; see Psalm 2:12 who have a spiritual knowledge of him, and so trust in him, Psalm 9:10 who have seen the vanity and emptiness of all other objects of trust, there being no salvation in them, only in him; who betake themselves to him as their only refuge; lay hold, rest, and rely upon him, as their Saviour; commit their all unto him; trust him with all their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 17:8

For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters ,.... Not as a "heath or shrub", but as a "tree", a green olive tree, a palm tree, a cedar in Lebanon, a fruitful flourishing tree; and he is one that really is a tree of righteousness, that is filled with the fruits of righteousness; and not like one of the trees of the wood, that grows wild, or as a wild olive tree, but as one "planted" in a garden, vineyard, or field; and is one that is planted in Christ, in the likeness of his death and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is deceitful above all things ,.... This is the source of the idolatry and creature confidence of the Jews, sins which were the cause of their ruin; and though what is here said is particularly applicable to their hearts, yet is in general true of the heart of every man; which is "deceitful", and deceiving; and puts a cheat upon the man himself whose it is: it deceives him with respect to sin; it proposes it to him under the notion of pleasure; it promises him a great deal in it,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 17:10

I the Lord search the heart ,.... The inward parts of it, every room and corner in it; and know the thoughts of it; all its intents, purposes, designs, contrivances, and imaginations; all the secret motions of it, and the wickedness that is in it; so that this is an answer to the question in the preceding verse; and therefore, though the heart is deceitful, it cannot deceive him, because he judges not according to outward appearance; he sees and knows the heart; and none but the Lord, or he... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:8

A s a tree planted by the waters - Which is sufficiently supplied with moisture, though the heat be intense, and there be no rain; for the roots being spread out by the river, they absorb from it all the moisture requisite for the flourishing vegetation of the tree. Shall not see when heat cometh - Shall not feel any damage by drought, for the reason already assigned. It shall be strong and vigorous, its leaf always green; and shall produce plenty of fruit in its season. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is deceitful - הלב עקב akob halleb , "the heart is supplanting - tortuous - full of windings - insidious;" lying ever at the catch; striving to avail itself of every favorable circumstance to gratify its propensities to pride, ambition, evil desire, and corruption of all kinds. And desperately wicked - הוא ואנש veanush hu , and is wretched, or feeble; distressed beyond all things, in consequence of the wickedness that is in it. I am quite of Mr. Parkhurst's opinion,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:10

I the Lord search the heart - The Lord is called by his apostles, Acts 1:24 , Καρδιογνωστης , the Knower of the heart. To him alone can this epithet be applied; and it is from him alone that we can derive that instruction by which we can in any measure know ourselves. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:7

Verse 7 Observed ought to be the order which the Prophet keeps; for he could not have profitably spoken of this second part had he not first taken away that false confidence to which the Jews had long cleaved; for when any one casts seed on an uncultivated soil, what fruit can there be to his labor? As then it is necessary to make use of the plough before the seed is sown, so also, when we seek to teach profitably, it is necessary to pull up the vices which have their roots in the hearts of... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:8

Verse 8 He then adds a comparison, answerable to that in the former clause, He shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which sends its roots upon, or nigh the river, which shall not see when heat comes. Here the Prophet points out the difference between the true servants of God, who trust in him, and those who are inflated with their own false imaginations, so that they seek safety either from themselves or from others: he had said of the unbelieving, that they are like tamarisks, which... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 17:5-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 17:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 17:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 17:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 17:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:8

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