Thematic Bible

Themes in Jeremiah 17

KJ2000

Themes in Jeremiah 17

Jeremiah 17:1 (show verse)

The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is engraved upon the tablet of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;

Diamond » One of the jewels in the breastplate
Iron » Made into » Graving tools
Iron » First recorded use of » Articles made of » Pen
Pen » Made of iron
Precious stones » Mentioned in scripture » Diamond
Precious stones » Names of » Diamonds
Tables » An article of furniture » Figurative
Tables » A slab upon which inscriptions were made » Figurative

Jeremiah 17:2 (show verse)

While their children remember their altars and their idols poles by the green trees upon the high hills.

Groves » Worshiped by israelites
Groves » Fondness of israel for
Trees » Kinds of » Evergreen

Jeremiah 17:3 (show verse)

O my mountain in the field, I will give your wealth and all your treasures as plunder, and your high places for sin, throughout all your borders.

No Themes for this verse.

And you, even yourself, shall let go of your heritage that I gave you; and I will cause you to serve your enemies in the land which you know not: for you have kindled a fire in my anger, which shall burn forever.

No Themes for this verse.

Jeremiah 17:5 (show verse)

Thus says the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from the LORD.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As the object of faith
Curses » Those that are cursed
false Confidence » In man
Forsaking God » Curse pronounced upon
Forsaking God » Trusting in man is
Heart » The unregenerate » Loves evil
Heart » Those whose hearts depart from the lord
character of the unrenewed Heart » Prone to depart from God
Man » Redemption of » Trust in
Trust » Woe and curse of false
Trust » Those that trust in man
false Trusts » General references to
FALSE » Trusts » General references to
FALSE » Trusts » Trust in man, warnings concerning

Jeremiah 17:6 (show verse)

For he shall be like the shrub in the desert, and shall not see when good comes; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land which is not inhabited.

Curses » Those that are cursed
Dearth » Spiritual
Desert » An arid region having only sparse vegetation
Deserts » Heath often found in
Heart » Those whose hearts depart from the lord
Herbs » Mentioned in scripture » Heath
Herbs » Found in » The deserts
Salt » Places where it abounded barren and unfruitful
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Drought
Trust » Those that trust in man
Wicked people » Compared with » Heath in the desert
Wicked, the, are compared to » Heath in the desert

Jeremiah 17:7 (show verse)

Blessed is the man that trusts in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

Bearing fruit » Who shall yield fruit
Bearing fruit » Who is planted firmly
the Blessed » Who trust in God
Care » Remedy for
overmuch Care » Trust in God should free us from
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As the object of faith
God » Trust in » Special promises concerning
Hope » Eternal » In God
Hope » Those that hope in the lord
Trust » Blessedness of placing, in God
Trust in God » Special promises concerning

Jeremiah 17:8 (show verse)

For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreads out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when the heat comes, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be anxious in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

Bearing fruit » Who shall yield fruit
Bearing fruit » Who is planted firmly
Care » Remedy for
overmuch Care » Trust in God should free us from
Hope » Those that hope in the lord
Life » Of the spirit » Unfading, of the righteous
Righteous » Compared with » Fruitful trees
Rivers » Illustrative » (fruitfulness of trees planted by,) of the permanent prosperity of saints
compared to Saints » Fruitful trees
Summer » Characterized by » Excessive heat
Trees » Figurative
Trees » Saints as
Trees » Illustrative » (good and fruitful,) of saints
Trees » Parts of, mentioned » The roots

Jeremiah 17:9 (show verse)

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Deceit » The wicked full of » The prevalence of
Deceit » Characteristic of the heart
Deception » What is deceit/deceitful
Evil » What is evil
Evil » Heart evil, characteristics of » Depravity
Fruits » Illustrative » Of the reward of the wicked
Heart » The heart of man
Heart » The lord looking upon the heart
Heart » The unregenerate » Is full of iniquity
Heart » Evil, characteristics of » Depravity
Heart » Sinful » Depravity
Heart » The unregenerate » Is deceitful
character of the unrenewed Heart » Desperately wicked
character of the unrenewed Heart » Deceitful
Man » The heart of man
Self-examination » Cause of difficulty in
Sinful » Heart » Depravity
Trial » The lord trying
Wickedness » What is wicked

Jeremiah 17:10 (show verse)

I the LORD search the heart, I test the mind, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

Deception » What is deceit/deceitful
Divine Knowledge » Men's hearts searched by jehovah
Evil » What is evil
Fruits » Illustrative » Of the reward of the wicked
God » Remember » Searcher, as
Heart » The heart of man
Heart » The lord looking upon the heart
The Heart » God » Searches
Knowledge » Divine Knowledge » Men's hearts searched by jehovah
Knowledge » God's » Men's hearts searched by jehovah
Man » The heart of man
Punishment » According to deeds
Searcher of hearts » Men's hearts searched by jehovah
Secret sins » Men's hearts searched by jehovah
Trial » The lord trying
Wickedness » What is wicked

Jeremiah 17:11 (show verse)

As the partridge sits on eggs, and hatches them not; so he that gets riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

Birds » Propagated by eggs
Birds » Clean » Partridge
Business life » Dishonesty » Condemned
Business life » Dishonesty » Unjust gain
Dishonesty » Condemned
Fools » Characteristics of » Dishonesty
greed » Results of » Folly
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Get, unlawfully
earthly Riches » The perils of » Fleeting and uncertain
Vices » Dishonesty » Condemned
Vices » Dishonesty » Unjust gain
Wealth » Those that acquire riches unjustly

Jeremiah 17:12 (show verse)

A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.

No Themes for this verse.

Jeremiah 17:13 (show verse)

O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake you shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.

Forsaking » Those that forsake the lord
Forsaking God » Examples of
Forsaking God » Brings confusion
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of God
Israel/jews » The lord being the hope of israel
Living water » Eze 47; re 22 » General references to
Living waters » The lord being the fountain of living waters
Shame » Who shall be ashamed
Water » Living eze 47; re 22 » General references to
water of Life » Eze 47; re 22 » General references to
Wells » Spiritual water of life » Eze 47; re 22

Jeremiah 17:14 (show verse)

Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for you are my praise.

Afflictions, Prayer During » For deliverance
spiritual Disease » Healing of
Healing » Spiritual
Praise » The lord being your praise
Spiritual » Examples of growth » Healing of spiritual disease

Jeremiah 17:15 (show verse)

Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now.

Jeremiah » The prophet » Sorrow of, under persecution
Persecution » Instances of » Of jeremiah
Scorning and mocking » The wicked indulge in, against » God's threatening

Jeremiah 17:16 (show verse)

As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd to follow you: neither have I desired the woeful day; you know: that which came out of my lips was right before you.

Christian ministers » Faithful » Jeremiah
Jeremiah » The prophet » Sorrow of, under persecution
Persecution » Instances of » Of jeremiah

Jeremiah 17:17 (show verse)

Be not a terror unto me: you are my hope in the day of evil.

Days » A time of judgment called a day of » Evil
Jeremiah » The prophet » Sorrow of, under persecution
Persecution » Instances of » Of jeremiah

Jeremiah 17:18 (show verse)

Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.

Jeremiah » The prophet » Sorrow of, under persecution
Persecution » Instances of » Of jeremiah

Jeremiah 17:19 (show verse)

Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, by which the kings of Judah come in, and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;

Gates » The open square of, a place for idlers
Gates » Of cities » Proclamations made at
Jerusalem » Entered by gates
Sabbath » Keeping the sabbath(s)
Sabbath » The requirements of the sabbath

Jeremiah 17:20 (show verse)

And say unto them, Hear you the word of the LORD, you kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:

Gates » The open square of, a place for idlers
Jerusalem » Entered by gates
Sabbath » Keeping the sabbath(s)
Sabbath » The requirements of the sabbath

Jeremiah 17:21 (show verse)

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;

Jerusalem » Entered by gates
Sabbath » Keeping the sabbath(s)
Sabbath » The requirements of the sabbath
Sabbath » Violations of » The inhabitants of jerusalem
The sabbath » No burdens to be carried on
The sabbath » The wicked » Dishonoring of--exemplified

Jeremiah 17:22 (show verse)

Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do you any work, but hallow you the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.

Sabbath » Keeping the sabbath(s)
Sabbath » The requirements of the sabbath
Sabbath » Violations of » The inhabitants of jerusalem
The sabbath » The wicked » Dishonoring of--exemplified

Jeremiah 17:23 (show verse)

But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.

Sabbath » Violations of » The inhabitants of jerusalem
The sabbath » The wicked » Dishonoring of--exemplified

Jeremiah 17:24 (show verse)

And it shall come to pass, if you diligently hearken unto me, says the LORD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work on it;

Sabbath » The reward for keeping the sabbath
Sabbath » The reward for not keeping the sabbath

Jeremiah 17:25 (show verse)

Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain forever.

Chariot » Royal
Chariot » Kings ride in
Sabbath » The reward for keeping the sabbath
Sabbath » The reward for not keeping the sabbath
Throne » Of david

Jeremiah 17:26 (show verse)

And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and grain offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the LORD.

Praise » Revelation » Sacrifices of
Sabbath » The reward for keeping the sabbath
Sabbath » The reward for not keeping the sabbath
Sacrifices » Of praise

Jeremiah 17:27 (show verse)

But if you will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in its gates, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.

Desecration of the sabbath » Warnings concerning
Palaces » Often as a punishment » With fire » Burned
Sabbath » Desecration of, under the mosaic law » Warnings concerning
Sabbath » The reward for not keeping the sabbath
The sabbath » Denunciations against those who profane