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The Unpopular Message
Commentators explain that Jeremiah's constant cry of "Violence and destruction!" was his primary message. He was relentlessly calling out the social injustice, corruption, and oppression committed by the powerful, while also warning of the coming judgment from Babylon. This was the specific "word of the Lord" he delivered.
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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 20:8
19th Century
Bishop
I cried out, I cried. —The two Hebrew words are not alike, as the English ones are, the first being the cry of complaint, the seco…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 20:8–9
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet says here that he found no fruit from his labors. On the contrary, he saw that all his efforts and endeavors had an opposite effect, fo…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 20:8
17th Century
Pastor
For since I spoke, I cried out
Or, "when I speak, I cry" {a}; whensoever I speak in the name of the Lord, and delive…
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…