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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 15:19-21

The preacher's weakness and strength. I. HUMAN MOTIVES OFTEN LEAD HIM ASIDE FROM THE PATH OF DUTY ETC . The prophet is a man like other men and subject to the same passions. It is difficult for him to maintain the attitude of continual spiritual loyalty. Flesh and blood will fail and he will fall into temptations peculiar to his office. Of these he must be especially jealous, and a stricter standard of holiness should govern his conduct. Unfaithfulness in such a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 15:20

And I will make thee, etc.; a solemn confirmation of the promises in Jeremiah 1:18 , Jeremiah 1:19 . read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 15:19

Jeremiah had questioned God’s righteousness (see Jeremiah 12:1 note); he is told, “If thou return,” if thou repent thee of thy doubts, and think only of thy duty, “then will I bring thee again, then will I cause thee again to stand before Me.” To stand before a person means to be his chief officer or vicegerent. It implies therefore the restoration of Jeremiah to the prophetic office.If thou take forth the precious from the vile - i. e., if thou cause the precious metal to come forth from the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 15:19-21

Jeremiah 15:19-21. Therefore thus saith the Lord In these verses we have God’s gracious answer to the preceding expostulation. Though the prophet betrayed much human frailty in his address, yet God vouchsafed to answer him with good and comfortable words, for he knows our frame. If thou return Namely, from thy diffidence and distrust in my providence and promises; then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me I will restore thee to the former favour thou hadst with me,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 15:10-21

Jeremiah’s anguish; God’s comfort (15:10-21)The prophet again complains to God because of the unjust treatment he suffers. He has done no harm to the people, and in fact has pleaded on their behalf for God’s mercy upon them, yet they hate him. They are angered at his attacks on their sin and his forecasts of judgment. Their hearts are as hard as iron (10-12). God’s word is that the Judeans will be invaded, plundered and taken captive (13-14).Knowing that God is understanding, Jeremiah asks that... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 15:19

stand before Me: i.e. as My servant. Compare 1 Kings 18:15 . 2 Kings 3:14 . take forth the precious, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 10:10 ). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 15:20

I will make thee, &c. Compare Jeremiah 1:18 , Jeremiah 1:19 ; Jeremiah 6:27 , deliver = rescue. Not the same word as in Jeremiah 15:9 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 15:19

GOD'S ANSWER TO JEREMIAH"Therefore thus saith Jehovah, if thou return, then will I bring thee again, that thou mayest stand before me; and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: they shall return unto thee, but thou shalt not return unto them. And I will make thee unto this people a fortified brazen wall; and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith Jehovah. And I will... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 15:19

Jeremiah 15:19. If thou return, &c.— Houbigant reads, If thou wilt sit still, I will give thee a certain seat: yea, thou shalt stand before me. "Thou shalt not be of the number of those who shall be carried away captive." But the passage seems better explained by the parallel one, Zechariah 3:7. It seems the intention of the Lord to strengthen and encourage Jeremiah in the difficult office wherein he was engaged. REFLECTIONS.—1st, When the measure of a nation's iniquities is full, then... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 15:19

19. God's reply to Jeremiah. return . . . bring . . . again—Jeremiah, by his impatient language, had left his proper posture towards God; God saith, "If thou wilt return (to thy former patient discharge of thy prophetic function) I will bring thee back" to thy former position: in the Hebrew there is a play of words, "return . . . turn again" (Jeremiah 8:4; Jeremiah 4:1). stand before me—minister acceptably to Me (Deuteronomy 10:8; 1 Kings 17:1; 1 Kings 18:15). take . . . precious from . . .... read more