Jeremiah 17:13

“O Lord, the Hope of Israel, etc.] Of all true Israelites; such as are regenerate persons, and true believers in him; Christ is the author and giver of that hope that is in them; the door of it unto them; the object on which it is exercised; the ground and foundation of it, or what gives encouragement to it; and the person they are hoping for; Old Testament saints hoped, waited for, and expected his first coming; and New Testament saints are hoping for his second coming, and to be for ever with himf359: all that forsake thee shall be ashamed; who forsake him as the Hope of Israel, and place their hope elsewhere; in the creature, in themselves, in their riches, in their righteousness, and…”

“me--"Jehovah." Though "Thee" precedes. This sudden transition is usual in the prophetic style, owing to the prophet's continual realization of Jehovah's presence. all that forsake thee-- (Psa 73:27; Isa 1:28). written in the earth--in the dust, that is, shall be consigned to oblivion. So Jesus' significant writing "on the ground (probably the accusers' names)" (Joh 8:6). Names written in the dust are obliterated by a very slight wind. Their hopes and celebrity are wholly in the earth, not in the heavenly book of life (Rev 13:8; Rev 20:12, Rev 20:15). The Jews, though boasting that they were the people of God, had no portion in heaven, no status before God and His angels. Contrast "written in…”

“In the rest of the prophecy Jeremiah dwells upon the moral faults which had led to Judah’s ruin. Jeremiah 17:6 Like 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 17:8 The 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 because they know (1) that it is for their good, and (2) that God will give them strength to bear it. Jeremiah 17:9 The train of thought is apparently this: If the man is so blessed Jeremiah 17:7-8 who…”

“Depart - From what I have revealed to them as thy will, shall have no portion beyond the earth. Jeremiah 17:14”

“the hope: Jer 17:17, Jer 14:8; Psa 22:4; Joe 3:16; Act 28:20; Ti1 1:1 all that: Jer 2:26, Jer 2:27; Psa 97:7; Isa 45:16, Isa 45:17, Isa 65:11-14, Isa 66:5; Eze 16:63, Eze 36:32; Dan 12:2 they that: Jer 17:5; Psa 73:27; Pro 14:14; Isa 1:28 written: Pro 10:7; Luk 10:20; Joh 8:6-8; Rev 20:15 forsaken: Jer 2:13, Jer 2:17; Psa 36:8, Psa 36:9; Joh 4:10, Joh 4:14, Joh 7:37, Joh 7:38; Rev 7:17, Rev 21:6, Rev 22:1, Rev 22:17 Jeremiah 17:14”