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A Prayer for Vindication
Jeremiah's prayer for his persecutors to be shamed is not a cry for personal revenge. Commentators explain that he is asking God to vindicate His own word. The persecutors mocked Jeremiah, asking "Where is the word of the Lord?" Their "shame" would be the fulfillment of the very prophecies they ridiculed, proving God's message and messenger true.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 17:5–18
18th Century
Theologian
In the rest of the prophecy, Jeremiah dwells upon the moral faults which had led to Judah’s ruin.
Jeremiah 17:6: Like the…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 17:18
19th Century
Bishop
Let them be confounded ... —The prayer reminds us of that of the Psalmist (Psalms 35:4; [Reference Psalms 40:…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 17:17–18
16th Century
Theologian
Now the Prophet, having appealed to God as a witness to his integrity, asks Him to show Himself as his patron and defender. Thus he again implores …
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 17:18
17th Century
Pastor
Let them be confounded that persecute me
With words with reproaches, with scoffs and jeers, saying, "where is the wo…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 17:12–18
17th Century
Minister
The prophet acknowledges the favor of God in establishing religion. There is fullness of comfort in God���overflowing, ever-flowing fullness, like …