Jeremiah 1:9-19 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 1:4-10

Here is, I. Jeremiah's early designation to the work and office of a prophet, which God gives him notice of as a reason for his early application to that business (Jer. 1:4, 5): The word of the Lord came to him, with a satisfying assurance to himself that it was the word of the Lord and not a delusion; and God told him, 1. That he had ordained him a prophet to the nations, or against the nations, the nation of the Jews in the first place, who are now reckoned among the nations because they had... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 1:11-19

Here, I. God gives Jeremiah, in vision, a view of the principal errand he was to go upon, which was to foretel the destruction of Judah and Jerusalem by the Chaldeans, for their sins, especially their idolatry. This was at first represented to him in away proper to make an impression upon him, that he might have it upon his heart in all his dealings with this people. 1. He intimates to him that the people were ripening apace for ruin and that ruin was hastening apace towards them. God, having... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 1:9

Then the Lord put forth his hand ,.... Who, according to Kimchi, was the Angel that appeared to the prophet, and spoke in the name of the Lord to him, and is called by his name; but rather it was the Son of God, the true Jehovah, who appeared in a human form he assumed for the present, and put forth his hand: and touched my mouth ; just as one of the seraphim touched the mouth and lips of the Prophet Isaiah with a live coal from the altar, Isaiah 6:6 , by this symbol the prophet was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 1:10

See, I have this day set thee over the nations, and over the kingdoms ,.... Not as a prince, but as a prophet over them, to prophesy things concerning them, whether good or evil, which should certainly come to pass as he predicted: to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down ; that is, to foretell that such a kingdom and nation should be rooted out, as a tree or plant that is plucked up by the roots; and that such an one should be pulled, and thrown down, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 1:11

Moreover, the word of the Lord came unto me ,.... At the same time as before: saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? The Septuagint version leaves out the word "Jeremiah": and I said, I see a rod of an almond tree ; a dry stick, without leaves or fruit upon it, and yet he knew it to be an almond tree stick; though some think it had leaves and fruit on it, by which it was known. The Targum is, "and I said, a king hastening to do evil I see;' meaning Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 1:12

Then said the Lord unto me, thou hast well seen ,.... The thing seen is a very proper emblem of what I am about to do, and the quick dispatch that will be made therein: for l will hasten my word to perform it ; the words שקד אני , "shoked ani", "I will hasten", or "I am hastening", are in allusion to שקד , "shoked", the name of the almond tree in Hebrew; which is so called because it is quick and early, and, as it were, hastens to bring forth its flowers, leaves, and fruit; in like... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 1:13

And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time ,.... In the same vision: saying, what seest thou ? besides the almond tree rod; which perhaps was now removed out of sight, and another object appears: and I said, I see a seething pot ; a pot with fire under it, boiling and bubbling up: and the face thereof was towards the north ; either the mouth of the pot where it boiled up, which might be turned to the north in the vision; or that side of the pot, as Kimchi thinks, on... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 1:14

Then the Lord said unto me ,.... Explaining the above vision: out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land ; that is, out of Babylon, which lay north, as Jarchi says, and so the Talmud F20 T. Bab. Gittin, fol. 6. 1. and Bava Bathra, fol. 25. 2. ; or north east, as Kimchi and Ben Melech, to the land of Israel; from hence came Nebuchadnezzar and his army, which are meant by "the evil" that should break forth, or "be opened" F21 תפתח ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 1:15

For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the Lord ,.... Which belonged unto and were under the jurisdiction of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and the "call" of them, as Kimchi well observes, is no other than putting it into their hearts to come: and they shall come ; being influenced and directed by the providence of God, who had a principal concern in this matter: and they shall set everyone his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 1:16

And I will utter my judgments against them ,.... Not against the kingdoms of the north, but against the people of the Jews. The sense is, that God would enter into judgment with this people, and pass sentence upon them, and execute it: touching all their wickedness ; or on account of all their sins and transgressions hereafter mentioned: who have forsaken me . The Targum is, "who have forsaken my worship"; for to forsake the public worship of God, attendance on his word and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 1:4-10

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 1:11-19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 1:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 1:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 1:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 1:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 1:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 1:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 1:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 1:16

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