Yahweh rebukes Jeremiah’s impatience, showing him by two proverbial sayings that there were still greater trials of faith in store for him. Prosper…

If thou hast run with the footmen. —The prophet is compelled to answer himself, and the voice of Jehovah is heard in his …

Many think that God here checks the boldness of Jeremiah, as though he had exceeded the limits of moderation when he contended with God, as we have…

If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you ,
&c.] The Targum introduces the words thus, "this is th…

When we are most in the dark concerning God's dealings, we must maintain right thoughts of God, believing that He never committed the slightest wro…

1. Here, the prophet discu es the justice of the one who punishes. First, the prophet's argument is considered. Second, the Lord’s response …