Jeremiah 17:1 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

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

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

This section (Jeremiah 17:1–4) is inseparably connected with the preceding. Judah’s sin had been described (Jeremiah 16:19)…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

A pen of iron. — That is, a stylus, or graving tool, as in Job 19:24, chiefly used for engraving in stone or metal. In Ps…

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century

Baptist

19th Century

The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond:

It is so ingrained in their very nature that you m…

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

The Prophet teaches us here, in other words, what we have often already seen: that the Jews sought refuges in vain, for their sin had accumulated s…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron
Or an iron tool, such as engravers use in working on hard matter:

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

The sins which men commit make little impression on their minds, yet every sin is marked in the book of God; they are all so engraved upon the tabl…

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century

Catholic

13th Century

Here, the prophet explicitly shows the stubbornness of the people, which is the cause of their rejection. From this, he first shows their…

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