Commentators agree that Jeremiah's harsh prayer is not a model for personal revenge. Instead, they see it as a prophetic and judicial act. Scholars like Calvin and Gill argue that Jeremiah, guided by the Holy Spirit, had special insight that his enemies were 'reprobate' and had committed a 'sin unto death.' Therefore, his words are a divine sentence, not a personal outburst of malice to be imitated by believers today.