I will make thee unto this people ... —It is significant that the promise reproduced the very words which the prophet had…

Jeremiah might have objected and said that the burden was too heavy for him if he only attempted to break down the stubbornness of the people, for …

And I will make you unto this people a fenced brasen wall ,
&c.] As he had promised him, when he first called him to…

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 response of the Lord who heard him is set down.

1. He promises advancement in beatitude regarding uprightne of life: if you …