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Revealing Your Cause to God
Commentators explain that when Jeremiah 'revealed his cause,' he was making a sincere, private appeal to God as the ultimate judge. This wasn't a public show but an act of laying his case open before the one who 'sees the heart and the mind.' This encourages believers to bring their deepest troubles to God with complete honesty, trusting in His perfect judgment.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 20:7–18
18th Century
Theologian
In the rest of the chapter, we have an outbreak of deep emotion, the first part of which ends in a cry of hope (Jeremiah 20:13), follow…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 20:12
19th Century
Bishop
But, O Lord of hosts ... —The verse is almost verbally identical with Jeremiah 11:20, for which see the Note.
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 20:12
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet shows here briefly how he dared to invoke God’s name and help against his enemies; for hypocrites often boast that God is their helper,…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 20:12
17th Century
Pastor
But, O Lord, that tries the righteous, and sees the reins
and the heart
That tries th…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 20:7–13
17th Century
Minister
The prophet complains of the insult and injury he experienced. But Jeremiah 20:7 may be read, Thou hast persuaded me, and I was persuaded. Thou…