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The Point of No Return
All commentators agree that this verse shows Judah's sin had reached a point of no return. God's judgment was now irreversible. By invoking Moses and Samuel, two of Israel's most powerful historical intercessors, God emphasizes the absolute finality of His decision. No amount of prayer, even from the greatest of saints, could now avert the coming exile.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 15:1
18th Century
Theologian
Cast them out of my sight - Rather, “send them out of My presence, and let them go away.” The prophet is to dismiss them, because their medi…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 15:1
19th Century
Bishop
Then the Lord said to me. — With a bold and terrible anthropomorphism, the prophet again speaks as if he heard the voice …
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 15:1–2
16th Century
Theologian
God again repeats what we have previously observed—that as the impieties and sins of the people had arrived at the highest pitch, there was no more…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 15:1
17th Century
Pastor
Then said the Lord to me, in answer to his expostulations and entreaties, (Jeremiah 14:19–22) , t…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 15:1–9
17th Century
Minister
The Lord declares that even Moses and Samuel must have pleaded in vain. The posing of this as a hypothetical situation, even if they were to stand …