In the rest of the chapter, we have an outbreak of deep emotion, the first part of which ends in a cry of hope (Jeremiah 20:13), follow…

O Lord, thou hast deceived me. —There is an obvious break between Jeremiah 20:6-7. The narrative ends, and a psalm of pas…

Some think that these words were not spoken through the prophetic Spirit, but that Jeremiah had uttered them inconsiderately through the influence …

O Lord, you have deceived me, and I was deceived

What follows from here to the end of the chapter is thought to ha…

The prophet complains of the insult and injury he experienced. But Jeremiah 20:7 may be read, Thou hast persuaded me, and I was persuaded. Thou…

Here the prophet's complaint is presented, which has two parts: