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Therefore I am full of the wrath of Yahweh; I am weary with holding in: pour it out on the children in the street, and on the assembly of young men together; for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him who is full of days.
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A Prophet's Divine Burden
Commentators explain that Jeremiah's intense 'fury' was not his own anger but the righteous wrath of God filling him. He felt a divine compulsion, becoming 'weary with holding it in.' This shows that a true prophet's difficult message of judgment originates from God, not from personal feelings.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Theologian
Or, But I am filled with the fury of Yahweh: I am weary with holding it in. Pour it out upon the children in the street,…
19th Century
Bishop
I am full of the fury ... —The prophet feels himself filled, frail vessel as he is, with the righteous wrath of Jehovah. …
16th Century
The prophet here rises higher, for it was not enough simply to present the truth to stubborn men. It was necessary to provoke them sharply, and som…
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17th Century
Pastor
Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord Either of zeal for the Lord, for the glory of his name, and the honour o…
Minister
When the Lord arises to take vengeance, no sinners of any age or rank, or of either sex escape. Their hearts were set on the world, and they were w…