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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 32:16-25

We have here Jeremiah's prayer to God upon occasion of the discoveries God had made to him of his purposes concerning this nation, to pull it down, and in process of time to build it up again, which puzzled the prophet himself, who, though he delivered his messages faithfully, yet, in reflecting upon them, was greatly at a loss within himself how to reconcile them; in that perplexity he poured out his soul before God in prayer, and so gave himself ease. That which disturbed him was not the bad... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 32:21

And hast brought forth thy people Israel of the land of Egypt ,.... As he promised Abraham, some hundreds of years before, that they should come out from thence; and where they had been as bondsmen, though they were the Lord's peculiar people, whom he had chose for himself above all people, and therefore he brought them out of their state of bondage; and this was his own doing, they could not deliver themselves; the enemy would not let them go till he was obliged to it by the superior power... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 32:21

Verse 21 Jeremiah comes now nearer to the point in hand; for, after having spoken of the unequalled power of God, he now extols his righteous judgment in inflicting punishment on an ungodly and wicked people. For this end he refers to the favor of redemption, and he then adds that the land had been given to Israel which had been promised to their fathers. He afterwards states that this favor had been conferred on the ungrateful, for they immediately shook off the yoke and despised God their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 32:1-44

A story of God's sustaining grace. This whole chapter may be summed up under some such heading as this. For it begins with showing us God's servant Jeremiah in a position in which he sorely needed sustaining grace, and then it proceeds to narrate the threefold process by which this grace was communicated to him. The manner in which God sustained Jeremiah is very much akin to that in which he will sustain all his servants who may be in similar need. If any be so now, let them give heed to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 32:16-25

Jeremiah obeys the Divine command, but is so besieged by misgivings that he applies for a further revelation of God's purposes. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 32:16-25

The prayer of a perplexed soul. I. THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF THE PRAYER . Jeremiah is sorely perplexed by God's command to him to buy a field when the Jews are about to be driven from the land and he is a prisoner at Jerusalem. He does not permit his perplexity to paralyze his obedience. But after he has done the thing commanded by God he naturally and rightly seeks an explanation of the strange Divine commission. It is right that we should bring our doubts and difficulties to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 32:16-25

The prayer of Jeremiah. I. CLEAR AND UNMISTAKABLE DUTIES SHOULD BE FULFILLED ERE MEN ENTER UPON DIVINE EXERCISES . The deed had already been executed. II. CIRCUMSTANCES OF TRIAL AND PERPLEXITY SHOULD LEAD MEN TO THE THRONE OF GRACE . III. THE KNOWN CHARACTER AND PAST ACTION OF GOD SHOULD INFLUENCE MEN 'S JUDGMENTS OF PRESENT EXPERIENCES AND STRENGTHEN THEIR FAITH . It is good to rehearse these... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 32:21

Almost identical with Deuteronomy 26:8 . The great terror which the Israelites inspired is constantly referred to (see Deuteronomy 2:25 ; Exodus 23:27 ; Joshua 5:1 ). read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 32:16-22

Jeremiah 32:16-22. When I had delivered the evidence, I prayed unto the Lord What he prayed for we learn in the following verses: by which it appears that he was not without some doubts and perplexities in this business. And though he yielded a ready and absolute obedience to God’s command, yet he prays for a clearer revelation of his meaning in the matter. Saying, Ah Lord God! &c. He begins his prayer with an acknowledgment of God’s infinite power, made manifest in his works, both of... read more

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