John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 15:20
And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall ,.... As he had promised him, when he first called him to his office, Jeremiah 1:18 , and so would not be as a liar to him: and they shall fight against thee ; by words and blows, by menaces and imprisonment: but they shall not prevail against thee ; so as to cause him to call in his words, and contradict his prophecies; or so as to take away his life: for I am with thee, to save thee, and deliver thee, saith the Lord ;... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 15:15-21
Here, as before, we have, I. The prophet's humble address to God, containing a representation both of his integrity and of the hardships he underwent notwithstanding. It is a matter of comfort to us that, whatever ails us, we have a God to go to, before whom we may spread our case and to whose omniscience we may appeal, as the prophet here, ?O Lord! thou knowest; thou knowest my sincerity, which men are resolved they will not acknowledge; thou knowest my distress, which men disdain to take... read more