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God's Fortified Servant
Commentators explain that the images of a 'fortified city,' 'iron pillar,' and 'brazen walls' are metaphors for the supernatural strength God would give Jeremiah. This wasn't about physical structures but about divine empowerment, granting him the patient endurance and steadfast will needed to withstand all attacks. God makes His servants invincible for the tasks He gives them.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Theologian
Metaphorically the walls and fortifications of the city represent the prophet’s power of patiently enduring the attacks of his enemies; while the i…
19th Century
Bishop
I have made thee ... a defenced city ...— Images of strength are heaped one upon another. The prophet is represented as a…
16th Century
Theologian
God supplies His servant here with confidence, for courage was necessary in that state of trembling which we have observed. Jeremiah thought himsel…
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17th Century
Pastor
For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city
Or, "as" one; so read the Targum, Septuagint, Syriac, and Ara…
17th Century
Minister
God gave Jeremiah a view of the destruction of Judah and Jerusalem by the Chaldeans. The almond tree, which blooms earlier in the spring than any o…