Jeremiah 14:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.

Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied - like a 'mighty man,' at other times able to help (Isaiah 59:1), but now stunned by a sudden calamity, so as to disappoint the hopes drawn from him.

Thou, O Lord, art in the midst of us - (Exodus 29:45-46, "I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God;" Leviticus 26:11-12).

Called by thy name - (Daniel 9:18-19) as thine own special people (Deuteronomy 9:29).

Jeremiah 14:9

9 Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.