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I have made you a tester of metals [and] a fortress among my people; that you may know and try their way.
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A Tester and a Fortress
Commentators explain that God appointed Jeremiah to a dual role. He was a "trier," like a metallurgist who tests the quality of ore, to assess the spiritual state of the people. Simultaneously, he was a "fortress," divinely strengthened to withstand their inevitable hostility. This shows that God equips His messengers with both insight and courage.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Render it:
I have set you among My people as a prover of ore, And you shall know and test their way. They are all of them rebels…
19th Century
Anglican
I have set you ... —The verse is difficult because it contains words in the Hebrew that are not found elsewhere, and must therefor…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet says that he was set by God as a watchtower, which was also fortified, so that he might observe the wickedness of the…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I have set you for a tower Or "in" one F4 ; in a watch tower, to look about and observe the actions of th…
God rejects their outward services, as worthless to atone for their sins. Sacrifice and incense were to direct them to a Mediator; but when offered…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, he shows the people’s inability to be corrected.
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