What is the meaning of Jeremiah 17:14? Heal me, O LORD Jeremiah’s opening cry is intensely personal—he looks past every human remedy to the LORD Himself. • In Exodus 15:26 the LORD identifies Himself as “the LORD who heals you,” so Jeremiah roots his plea in God’s covenant character. • David echoes the same trust in Psalm 103:2–3, blessing the LORD “who heals all your diseases.” • Isaiah 53:5 foretells that “by His stripes we are healed,” a promise Christ confirms when He heals “all who were sick” (Matthew 8:16–17). Like those earlier voices, Jeremiah acknowledges that only God’s touch restores body, mind, and spirit. and I will be healed The prophet moves from request to confidence: if God acts, the outcome is certain. • When David cried, “O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me” (Psalm 30:2), healing followed. • Jesus told the woman with the issue of blood, “Daughter, your faith has made you well” (Mark 5:34), and she was instantly whole. • At the pool of Bethesda, Christ’s word—“Get up!”—produced immediate strength (John 5:8–9). Jeremiah shares that settled assurance: divine healing is never partial or tentative. save me Beyond physical restoration, Jeremiah asks for rescue from the sin and judgment looming over Judah. • “This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him and saved him out of all his troubles” (Psalm 34:6) mirrors his appeal. • Romans 10:13 promises, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved,” showing the timeless breadth of salvation. • Peter proclaims that “there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). Jeremiah trusts in that exclusive, sovereign deliverance. and I will be saved Again the prophet anchors his hope in God’s reliability. • “My salvation and my honor rest on God” (Psalm 62:1–2) sets the same tone of certainty. • Jesus assures His sheep, “No one can snatch them out of My hand” (John 10:28–29); eternal security flows from His grip, not ours. • John writes, “You who believe in the name of the Son of God…know that you have eternal life” (1 John 5:13). Jeremiah voices that settled “know”—the rescue God begins, He completes. for You are my praise The motive behind every petition is worship. • Moses told Israel, “He is your praise; He is your God” (Deuteronomy 10:21), and Jeremiah adopts the same confession. • God “inhabits the praises of Israel” (Psalm 22:3); healing and salvation become fresh reasons for celebration. • Hebrews 13:15 urges believers to offer “the sacrifice of praise.” • In heaven the redeemed sing a new song to the Lamb (Revelation 5:9–10); Jeremiah’s declaration anticipates that eternal chorus. When the LORD is our praise, His glory, not our comfort, is the chief aim of every answer. summary Jeremiah 17:14 entwines desperate need with unshakeable confidence: the LORD alone heals and saves, and when He acts, the results are final and complete. Every cry for help is driven by a higher goal—God’s praise. The verse invites us to turn first to the Lord, trust fully in His power to restore and redeem, and then magnify His name for the wholeness only He can give. |
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