Jeremiah 15:18

a liar. a deceitful [brook]. The Ellipsis, to be supplied from next clause, as. brook that disappointeth. Compare Job 6:20.

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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...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Before we proceed, we shall shortly refer to the meaning of the passage. Jeremiah has before shewn that he possessed an heroic courage in despi...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Wilt thou be altogether, &c.— Wilt thou be altogether unto me as the lying of waters that are not sure? Our translation certainly conveys too...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-9. The coming woes described.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar...? — The words express a bitter sense of failure and disappointment. God had not prospered the mission o...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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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 L...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, [which] refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, [and as] waters [that] fa...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The words are judged to be the words of Jeremiah, and that with relation unto himself, complaining of the hard task which God had put upon him, conti...
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...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

Why is my pain perpetual? The function of pain This piteous lament may fitly represent the anguished cry of suffering humanity, from age to age...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Prophet's Lamentation
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Why is my pain perpetual, namely, the grief and sorrow which the prophet felt over the judgment of condemnation which he was obliged to proclaim to h...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Why — Jeremiah, though a great prophet, was (as Elijah) a man subject to like passions with other men.

¹⁸ Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?

Related Commentaries of Jeremiah 15:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Jeremiah 15:18