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But if you will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for [your] pride; and my eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because Yahweh`s flock is taken captive.
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A Prophet's Tender Heart
Commentators highlight Jeremiah's profound sorrow as a model for ministry. He wasn't a detached messenger of doom; his heart broke for the people he warned. Scholars note he combined bold denunciation of sin with deep, private weeping, mirroring the compassion of Jesus over Jerusalem and Paul for Israel. This shows that true spiritual leadership is marked by both truth and love.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Lord’s flock - The people carried away captive with Jeconiah formed the Jewish Church, as we are expressly told, whereas Zedekiah and th…
19th Century
Anglican
My soul shall weep in secret places for your pride. —These words present no difficulty that requires explanation but dese…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet had indirectly threatened them; yet there was some hope of pardon, provided the Jews anticipated God’s judgment in time and humbled the…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But if you will not hear it The advice and exhortation now given, to repent of sin, be humble before God, and glorif…
As the bottle was fitted to hold the wine, so the people's sins made them vessels of wrath, fitted for God's judgments, with which they would be fi…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, he gives the application of the allegory, and on this topic, he makes two points.
First, he applies the allegory to the puni…
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