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Concerning the prophets. My heart within me is broken, all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine has overcome, because of Yahweh, and because of his holy words.
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A Prophet's Holy Horror
Commentators explain that Jeremiah's intense physical reaction—a broken heart, shaking bones, and feeling like a drunken man—was not a sign of weakness but of profound spiritual distress. He was overwhelmed by the horrifying contrast between God's holiness and the rampant sin being promoted by false prophets. His reaction shows the immense weight of speaking God's truth in a corrupt world.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Because of the prophets - Rather, concerning “the prophets.” These words should come first, as being the title of this portion of the prophe…
19th Century
Anglican
My heart within me is broken ... — The abrupt transition shows that we are entering an entirely new section. In the Hebre…
Baptist
My heart within me is broken because of the prophets;
In Jeremiah's day there was a set of men who pretended to be prophets, yet who…
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16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet here again denounces the wickedness of the people. But as the prophets by their flatteries had then led astray the king and his princes…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets The false prophets, as the Targum rightly interprets it. The …
The false prophets of Samaria had deceived the Israelites into idolatries; yet the Lord considered the false prophets of Jerusalem guilty of more h…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, he speaks of the threat against the prophets, as the title itself declares. The commentary is structured in two main parts:
