jeremiah-1:1-10,-jeremiah-1:19-niv

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 1:1-3

The words of Jeremiah - These three verses are the title of the Book; and were probably added by Ezra when he collected and arranged the sacred books, and put them in that order in which they are found in Hebrew Bibles in general. For particulars relative to this prophet, the times of his prophesying, and the arrangement of his discourses, see the introduction. Eleventh year of Zedekiah - That is, the last year of his reign; for he was made prisoner by the Chaldeans in the fourth month... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 1:4

The word of the Lord came unto me - Then I first felt the inspiring influence of the Divine Spirit, not only revealing to me the subjects which he would have me to declare to the people, but also the words which I should use in these declarations. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 1:5

Before I formed thee - I had destined thee to the prophetic office before thou wert born: I had formed my plan, and appointed thee to be my envoy to his people. St. Paul speaks of his own call to preach the Gospel to the Gentiles in similar terms, Galatians 1:15 , Galatians 1:16 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 1:6

I cannot speak - Being very young, and wholly inexperienced, I am utterly incapable of conceiving aright, or of clothing these Divine subjects in suitable language. Those who are really called of God to the sacred ministry are such as have been brought to a deep acquaintance with themselves, feel their own ignorance, and know their own weakness. They know also the awful responsibility that attaches to the work; and nothing but the authority of God can induce such to undertake it. They whom... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 1:7

Whatsoever I command thee - It is my words and message, not thine own, that thou shalt deliver. I shall teach thee; therefore thy youth and inexperience can be no hinderance. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 1:8

Be not afraid of their faces - That is, the Jews, whom he knew would persecute him because of the message which he brought. To be fore-warned is to be half armed. He knew what he was to expect from the disobedient and the rebellious, and must now be prepared to meet it. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 1:10

I have - set thee over the nations - God represents his messengers the prophets as doing what he commanded them to declare should be done. In this sense they rooted up, pulled down, and destroyed - declared God's judgments, they builder up and planted - declared the promises of his mercy. Thus God says to Isaiah, Isaiah 6:10 ; : "Make the heart of this people fat - and shut their eyes." Show them that they are stupid and blind; and that, because they have shut their eyes and hardened their... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 1:1

Verse 1 I Have said that the time, when Jeremiah began to discharge his office of a Prophet in God’s Church, is not stated here without reason, and that it was when the state of the people was extremely corrupt, the whole of Religion having become vitiated, because the Book of the Law was lost: for nowhere else can be found the rule according to which God is to be worshipped; nor can right knowledge be obtained from any other source. It was then, at the time when impiety had by a long custom... read more

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 1:1-3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 1:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 1:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 1:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 1:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 1:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 1:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 1:1

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