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Your words were found, and I ate them; and your words were to me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by your name, Yahweh, God of hosts.
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A Found Calling
Commentators explain that when Jeremiah says God's words were "found," he means he did not seek them out of personal ambition. His prophetic calling was a gift initiated by God. This reminds believers that a true calling is not something we strive for or achieve on our own, but something we receive from God's sovereign hand.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
Thy words were found ... —The words go back to the mission of Jeremiah 1, and paint, with a wonderful power, the…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet had said in the last verse that he was loaded with reproach on God’s account; for in his dealings with his own people he did not incur …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Your words were found, and I did eat them , &e.] The messages he was called to deliver unto others appeared to him t…
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 …
13th Century
Catholic
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,…
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