This is the prayer of a man in bitter grief, whose human nature cannot at present submit to the divine will. God’s long-suffering toward the wicked…

O Lord, you know ... —The prophet continues in the bitterness of his spirit the complaint that had begun in Jeremiah 15:1…

The Prophet again turns to God, to show that he was dealing with the deaf. This interruption in the Prophet’s discourse has much more force than if…

O Lord, you know All persons and things; he knew the prophet and his heart, and all that was in it; his innocence and int…

It is a matter of comfort that we have a God to whose knowledge of all things we may appeal. Jeremiah pleads with God for mercy and relief against …

Here the prophet's petition is presented, which has two parts: first, his own prayer, and second, the Lord's response, which begins with the words,…