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Woe is me, my mother, that you have borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have not lent, neither have men lent to me; [yet] everyone of them does curse me.
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The Pain of a Faithful Calling
Commentators see Jeremiah's cry, "Woe is me," as a genuine expression of anguish. His suffering and isolation were not due to personal sin but were a direct result of his obedience to God. Scholars like Calvin and Gill note that this experience is common for those who faithfully proclaim God's truth, who may be seen as people of "strife and contention" simply for delivering an unpopular message.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Jeremiah vents his sorrow at the rejection of his prayer. In reading these and similar expostulations, we sense that we are dealing with a man who …
19th Century
Anglican
Woe is me ... —The abruptness of the transition suggests the thought that we have a distinct fragment which has been merged in the…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet, when he saw that his labor was of no use, or was not as fruitful as he wished, no doubt felt somewhat like a man, and showed his own w…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Woe is me, my mother, that you have borne me a man of strife , &c.] Not that the prophet was a quarrelsome and contentiou…
Jeremiah met with much contempt and reproach, when they should have blessed him and thanked God for him. It is a great and sufficient support to th…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the prophet prays for himself, as if despairing of the people.
He gives his own lament and then describes the disc…
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