Jeremiah 17:15

“Behold, they say unto me, etc.] Or, “they are saying unto me”f361, continually; these were their daily flouts and jeers: Where [is] the word of the Lord? that thou hast so often talked of? thou hast for a long time threatened us with a siege, and famine, pestilence, and the sword, and captivity, but none of these come to pass; where is the accomplishment of them? thou hast pretended to have the word of the Lord for all this; but where is it, or the fulfilment of it? so the Targum, “where is that which thou hast prophesied in the name of the Lord?” the judgments, as punishments for sin, he prophesied of. This has been always usual in all ages, that when God’s judgments threatened have not…”

“Where is the word?-- (Isa 5:19; Amo 5:18). Where is the fulfilment of the threats which thou didst utter as from God? A characteristic of the last stage of apostasy (Pe2 3:4).”

“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…”

“Where - Daring the vengeance of God. Jeremiah 17:16”

“17:15 Jeremiah’s predictions had not yet come true, so the people treated him with scorn; they might have even called him a false prophet (cp. Deut 18:21-22).”

“Jer 20:7, Jer 20:8; Isa 5:19; Eze 12:22, Eze 12:27, Eze 12:28; Amo 5:18; Pe2 3:3, Pe2 3:4 Jeremiah 17:16”