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A Just Diagnosis
Commentators explain that God's question, "Why do you cry out over your wound?" is not dismissive but diagnostic. He is directly linking Israel's "incurable" pain to the "multitude" of their sins. Scholars like John Calvin note that this verse serves as a justification for God's severe discipline, reminding the people that their suffering is the just and direct consequence of their persistent rebellion, not an arbitrary act of cruelty.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 30:15
18th Century
Theologian
Translate it:
Why do you cry because of your breaking?
Because your pain is grievous?
Because of the multitude of your iniquity,
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 30:15
19th Century
Bishop
Why criest thou ...? —The personification of the previous verse is continued. The prophet looks on Judah—as in Lamentatio…
Charles Spurgeon
On Jeremiah 30:15–16
19th Century
Preacher
Because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee. Therefore
Now I read this morning, and I could not he…
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John Calvin
On Jeremiah 30:15
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet now anticipates an objection, so that the Jews would not argue with God; for it clearly appears that they always complained of God’s ex…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 30:15
17th Century
Pastor
Why do you cry for your affliction ? &c.] Or complain of the hardness, and heaviness, and continuance of it, when there w…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 30:12–17
17th Century
Minister
When God is against a people, who will be for them? Who can be for them, so as to do them any kindness? Incurable griefs are owing to incurable lus…