Jeremiah 15:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation. ”

Jeremiah 15:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This is the prayer of a man in bitter grief, whose human nature cannot at present submit to the divine will. God’s long-suffering toward the wicked seemed to the prophet to be the abandonment of hi...
Jeremiah 15:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone (q) because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation. (q) I had nothing to do with the wicked contemners of your word...
Jeremiah 15:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Sorrow and Strength of Prophetic Service. The experience of the prophet, as described in the following section, may be the result of his unpopularity at the time of the drought, and therefore b...
Jeremiah 15:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

mockers . merry-makers. hand. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), for guidance.
Jeremiah 15:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Here the Prophet more fully declares, that he was hated by the whole people because he pleased God. He indeed inveighs against the impiety of those who then bore rule; he does not here so much...
Jeremiah 15:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.
Jeremiah 15:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation. I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced - my...
Jeremiah 15:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-9. The coming woes described.
Jeremiah 15:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

In the assembly of the mockers. — Rather, of the mirthful. The word, which is the same as that found in Isaac (= laughter), does not necessarily imply an evil or cynical mirth, like that of the “...
Jeremiah 15:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER IX THE DROUGHT AND ITS MORAL IMPLICATIONS Jeremiah 14:1-22 ; Jeremiah 15:1-21 (17?) VARIOUS opinions have been expressed about the division of these Chapter s. They have been cut up i...
Jeremiah 15:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

To this great appeal Jehovah again replied by declaring mercy to be impossible, and judgment inevitable, and this on account of the sin of Manasseh which had been persisted in, namely, the rejection...
Jeremiah 15:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Though the Lord would not listen to the prophet's prayer, to avert the visitation concerning the captivity; yet for Jeremiah's personal safety, the Lord remembered his covenant: see Jeremiah 1:19 ....
Jeremiah 15:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced ,.... With them, the mockers; or, "those that make merry" r; as the word is rendered in Jeremiah 30:19 , and so the Targum, "those that sing;...
Jeremiah 15:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation. Ver. 17. I sat not in the assembly of the mockers. ] That scoffed...
Jeremiah 15:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I sat not in the assembly of the mockers Or, of those that make merry , as משׂחקים is elsewhere rendered: see Jeremiah 30:19 ; Jeremiah 31:4 . Jeremiah soon found that the joy which he had conce...
Jeremiah 15:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Prophet's Humble Appeal to God; God's Answer to Jeremiah's Address. B. C. 606. 15 O L...
Jeremiah 15:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced, some, and those the most, interpret these words as an argument the prophet useth with God to obtain his favour, because though the country wa...
Jeremiah 15:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Private Dealings Between Jeremiah and YHWH ( Jeremiah 15:15-21 ). In this passage where he is wrestling with self-doubt Jeremiah stresses that he has been faithful to God's word ( Jeremiah 15:16 )...
Jeremiah 15:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES—For Chronology of the Chapter and Historical Facts , see on chap. Jeremiah 10:5 in loc . 1. Personal Allusions. Jeremiah 15:1 . “ Moses and Samuel ,” here mentio...
Jeremiah 15:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 15:1 . Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, as when Moses by his prayers saved the nation, Exodus 32:11 , and Samuel in Mizpeh was heard, when the Lord terrified the Philistine armie...
Jeremiah 15:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

I sat not in the assembly of the mockers. Christians delight not in godless company It is better and safer to ride alone than to have a thief’s company; and such is a wicked man, who will rob t...
Jeremiah 15:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Jeremiah 15:1-24 Second rejection of Jeremiah's intercession; awfulness of the impending judgment. Jeremiah 15:1 Though Moses and Samuel , etc. It is a mere supposition wh...
Jeremiah 15:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Prophet's Lamentation
Jeremiah 15:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 6:17 ; Daniel 7:28 ; Ezekiel 3:24 ; Ezekiel 3:25 ; Jeremiah 1:10 ; Jeremiah 13:17 ; Jeremiah 20:8 ; Jeremiah 20:9 ; Jeremiah 6:11 ; Lamentations 3:28 ; Psalms 1:1 ; Psalms 2...
Jeremiah 15:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

I sat not — God had all along filled his mouth with such dreadful messages, that his whole prophetical life had been to him a time of mourning and solitude, a time when he sat alone, mourning and w...

Jeremiah 15:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 15:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Jeremiah 15:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 15:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeremiah 15:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 15:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 15:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 15:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 15:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 15:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 15:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 15:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 15:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 15:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 15:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 15:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 15:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 15:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 15:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 15:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 15:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

Jeremiah 15:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 15:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 15:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 15:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes