Judah's sin is engraved with a pen of iron and the point of a diamond on the tablet of the heart and the horns of the altars. Two men, two root systems: 'Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm' (a heath in the desert) and 'Blessed is the man that trusteth in Jehovah… he shall be as a tree planted by the waters,' unanxious in the year of drought (17:5-8). Between them stands the diagnosis: 'The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?': answered at once by 'I, Jehovah, search the heart.' The chapter ends preaching sabbath at the city gates.

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.

Context

Prophecy · Jeremiah — Jeremiah overview

A. 1–8 Cursed the Man Who Trusts in Man; Blessed the Tree by the Waters
B. 9–13 The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
C. 14–18 Heal Me and I Shall Be Healed
D. 19–27 Bear No Burden Through the Gates on the Sabbath

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Jeremiah 223 verses
- Jeremiah 22:2saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David—you and your officials and your people who enter these gates.
- Jeremiah 22:4For if you will indeed carry out these commands, then kings who sit on David’s throne will enter through the gates of this palace riding on chariots and horses—they and their officials and their people.
- Jeremiah 22:17“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”
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Jeremiah 73 verses
- Jeremiah 7:2“Stand in the gate of the house of the LORD and proclaim this message: Hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah who enter through these gates to worship the LORD.
- Jeremiah 7:20Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the trees of the field and the produce of the land, and it will burn and not be extinguished.
- Jeremiah 7:24Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.
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Jeremiah 152 verses
- Jeremiah 15:13Your wealth and your treasures I will give up as plunder, without charge for all your sins within all your borders.
- Jeremiah 15:14Then I will enslave you to your enemies in a land you do not know, for My anger will kindle a fire that will burn against you.”
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Jeremiah 262 verses
- Jeremiah 26:2“This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship there. Do not omit a word.
- Jeremiah 26:18“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’
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Isaiah 52 verses
- Isaiah 5:19to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”
- Isaiah 5:25Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lay like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
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Psalms 12 verses
- Psalms 1:3He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
- Psalms 1:4Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.
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Psalms 402 verses
- Psalms 40:4Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
- Psalms 40:14May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
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Jeremiah 192 verses
- Jeremiah 19:2and go out to the Valley of Ben-hinnom near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. Proclaim there the words I speak to you,
- Jeremiah 19:3saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah and residents of Jerusalem. This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster on this place that the ears of all who hear of it will ring,
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Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.