Charles Spurgeon Commentary Jeremiah 1:17

"Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at them, lest I dismay thee before them." — Jeremiah 1:17 (ASV)

You therefore gird up your loins, –

"You have a hard task before you, Jeremiah, a stern life's work cut out for you; 'therefore gird up your loins,' " –

Be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound you before them.

We ought to be so afraid of God that we are afraid of nobody else. "Fear him, you saints, and you will then have nothing else to fear." Send all your fears to heaven, and there let them stop.

And speak to them all that I command you:

"Do not trim it at all, or pare it down, or omit distasteful portions; but speak to them all that I command you."

And arise, –

"There must be no waiting, no idleness: 'Arise,'" –