Jeremiah 17:14 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 17:12-18

Here, as often before, we have the prophet retired for private meditation, and alone with God. Those ministers that would have comfort in their work must be much so. In his converse here with God and his own heart he takes the liberty which devout souls sometimes use in their soliloquies, to pass from one thing to another, without tying themselves too strictly to the laws of method and coherence. I. He acknowledges the great favour of God to his people in setting up a revealed religion among... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed ,.... These are the words of the prophet, sensible of his own sins and backslidings, and of the part which he himself had in these corrupt and declining times; and being conscious of his own impotency to cure himself; and being fully satisfied of the power of the Lord to heal him; and being well assured, if he was healed by him, he should be thoroughly and effectually healed; therefore he applies unto him. Sins are diseases; healing them is the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me - and I shall be healed - That is, I shall be thoroughly healed, and effectually saved, if thou undertake for me. Thou art my praise - The whole glory of the work of salvation belongs to thee alone. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:14

Verse 14 Here the Prophet, as though terrified, hides himself under the wings of God, for he saw that apostasy and every kind of wickedness prevailed everywhere throughout the land; he saw that the principal men of his nation were wicked despisers of God, and that they vainly boasted of their own descent, while yet destitute of all care for justice and uprightness. When therefore he saw that the land was thus infected, in order that fainting might not overcome him, he presents himself to God,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:1-27

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:12-14

The Hope of Israel. I. THE REVELATION OF THE HOPE OF ISRAEL . 1. God is revealed as the Hope of his people; i.e. as the source 2. God is thus revealed in connection with the sanctuary , 3. Experience confirms this revelation of God. The glorious character of God has been true of him "from the beginning." The antiquity of the temple was the proof of this to the Jew, the history of Christendom should be more so to the Christian. II. THE FOLLY OF ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:14

He whom God heals is really healed. I. THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF INDIVIDUAL NEED . The prayer is "heal me;" "deliver me." The prophet shows how deep and pressing is his own need by the use of two figures. He feels the need of something being done internally and externally. Internally he is sick at heart, wounded and bruised in spirit. He needs healing from the state of mind produced through being despised and rejected by his fellow-countrymen. Still worse is the gnawing pain... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:14-18

A prayer of the prophet in this his hour of need. He who makes his boast of Jehovah may reckon upon his help. This is Jeremiah's principle. He prays for healing, Heal me … and I shall be —rather, that I may be — healed . He is one of those "broken in heart," whom Jehovah alone can "heal" ( Psalms 147:3 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:14-18

Divine prophecy and human impatience. I. THE CREDIT OF THE PROPHET IS BOUND UP WITH HIS MESSAGE . He is conscious that this is the case. It is the test laid down by the Law ( Deuteronomy 18:21 , Deuteronomy 18:22 ), and that it should be so is beneficial. This is the universal law for all who declare the will of God. It is tried by human experience, by spiritual results. The prophet is expected to "heal." II. MEN TRY HIM BY CHALLENGING A SPEEDY ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 17:5-18

In the rest of the prophecy Jeremiah dwells upon the moral faults which had led to Judah’s ruin.Jeremiah 17:6Like the heath - Or, “like a destitute man” Psalms 102:17. The verbs “he shall see” (or fear) and “shall inhabit” plainly show that a man is here meant and not a plant.Jeremiah 17:8The river - Or, “water-course” Isaiah 30:25, made for purposes of irrigation.Shall not see - Or, “shall not fear Jeremiah 17:6.” God’s people feel trouble as much as other people, but they do not fear it... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 17:12-18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 17:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 17:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:1-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:12-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:14-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 17:14-18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 17:5-18

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