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A Heart Broken for Sin
Jeremiah expresses a grief so profound that he wishes his head were a reservoir of tears. Commentators like Charles Spurgeon see this as a model for believers: a deep, godly sorrow for the destructive power of sin and the fate of those who don't mourn for themselves. This isn't just sadness; it's a heart that breaks for what breaks God's heart.
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 9:1
18th Century
Theologian
This verse is joined in the Hebrew to the preceding chapter. But any break at all here interrupts the meaning.
A fountain - Rather, “a…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 9:1
19th Century
Bishop
Oh, that my head were waters ...! —Literally, Who will give my head waters ... ? The f…
Charles Spurgeon
On Jeremiah 9:1
19th Century
Preacher
Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
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John Calvin
On Jeremiah 9:1
16th Century
Theologian
He follows the same subject. During times of tranquility, when nothing but joyful voices were heard among the Jews, he bewails, as one in the great…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 9:1
17th Century
Pastor
Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of
tears
Or, "who will give to …
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 9:1–11
17th Century
Minister
Jeremiah wept much, yet wished he could weep more, that he might rouse the people to a due sense of the hand of God. But even the desert, without c…