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When Joy Becomes Pain
Commentators highlight the profound irony in Jeremiah's curse. He takes what should be a joyous announcement—the birth of a son—and twists it into a source of pain. One scholar calls this the 'sorrow's crown of sorrow,' where remembering a happy past intensifies present misery. This reveals the sheer depth of the prophet's anguish, where even good memories are poisoned by despair.
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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 20:15
19th Century
Bishop
Making him very glad. —The memory, or rather the thought of that day, the joy of father and mother when their child was born ([Ref…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 20:14–16
16th Century
Theologian
It seems, as I have said, that the Prophet was inconsistent with himself; from joy and thanksgiving he immediately passed into curses and denunciat…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 20:15
17th Century
Pastor
Cursed [be] the man who brought tidings to my father
The word signifies commonly good tidings, as the news of a ch…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 20:14–18
17th Century
Minister
When grace has the victory, it is good to be ashamed of our folly, to admire the goodness of God, and to be warned to guard our spirits in the futu…