Jeremiah 1:9

Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Touched - “ Made it touch.” This was the symbol of the bestowal of divine grace and help, by which that want of eloquence, which the prophet had p...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Then the LORD put forth his hand, and (k) touched my mouth. And the LORD said to me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. (k) Which declares th...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Prophet's Call. The account of this should be compared with similar accounts of the calls of other prophets (see Isaiah 6, Ezekiel 1:1 to Ez...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

hand... touched. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia . Compare Isaiah ( Isaiah 6:6 ; Isaiah 6:7 ); Ezekiel ( Ezekiel 2:8 ; Ezekiel 2:9 ); Daniel (C...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Here Jeremiah speaks again of his calling, that his doctrine might not be despised, as though it proceeded from a private individual. He, there...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. Touched my mouth...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Call of Jeremiah (13th year of Josiah). First Prophecy 1-3. See Introduction.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Touched my mouth ] symbolic of divine grace and inspiration: cp. Isaiah 6:6 ; Ezekiel 2:9 to Ezekiel 3:3 .
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The Lord put forth his hand... — The symbolic act seems to imply something like a waking vision, like that of Isaiah ( Isaiah 6:6 ), and the act it...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The first three verses constitute a title page naming the author and giving the dates of the period during which he exercised his ministry. The Book...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Reader! do not fail to remark, how humbling grace is in the soul. Before the Prophet was conscious of the work wrought in him, the blessed effects we...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. Ver. 9. Then the Lo...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth This appeared to the prophet to be done in his vision; whereby he was taught that the divine...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah's Call to the Prophetic Office. B. C. 629....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Then the Lord put forth his hand: God having before excited the prophet to his work by command and promise, doth now in a vision establish and conf...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah's Initial Call ( Jeremiah 1:4-10 ). YHWH's initial call assures Jeremiah that he had been chosen even before he was born, that he need no...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Then — God having excited the prophet by command and promise, now in a vision confirms him, either by the hand of an angel, or by himself in some v...

⁹ Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

Related Commentaries of Jeremiah 1:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the 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)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

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

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Jeremiah 1:9