This is the prayer of a man in bitter grief, whose human nature cannot at present submit to the divine will. God’s long-suffering toward the wicked…

In the assembly of the mockers. —Rather, of the mirthful. The word, which is the same as that found in Isaac (meaning lau…

Here the Prophet more fully declares that he was hated by the whole people because he pleased God. He indeed denounces the impiety of those who the…

I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced
With them, the mockers; or, "those that make merry" ^F18<…

It is a matter of comfort that we have a God to whose knowledge of all things we may appeal. Jeremiah pleads with God for mercy and relief against …

Here the prophet's petition is presented, which has two parts: first, his own prayer, and second, the Lord's response, which begins with the words,…