Jeremiah 3:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Pastors; either civil magistrates, which are sometimes so called, Micah 5:5; or rather ecclesiastical, as appears both from the reason of God's judgments upon Israel, viz. their pastors being generally either thieves or dumb dogs; and also from the nature of their office, in the close of the verse, and thus they are called Ephesians 4:11. According to mine heart; such as I will both choose for you and approve of, and that shall faithfully and skilfully declare unto you my mind; which intimates not only a single act of deliverance, but his constant preservation of them. Which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding: this notes either the nature of their food: see Nehemiah 8:8 Zechariah 2:7. Or rather the manner of their feeding: see Psalms 78:72 1 Peter 5:2. See more of this promise Jeremiah 23:4.

Jeremiah 3:15

15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.