Jeremiah 1:8
8. (Eze 2:6; 3:9).
I am with thee— (Ex 3:12; Jos 1:5). Jeremiah 1:17-19
17. gird . . . loins—resolutely prepare for thy appointed task. Metaphor from the flowing robes worn in the East, which have to be girt up with a girdle, so as not to incommode one, when undertaking any active work (Job 38:3; Lu 12:35; 1Pe 1:13).
dismayed . . . confound—the same Hebrew word; literally, "to break." Be not dismayed at their faces (before them), lest I make thee dismayed before their faces (before them), that is, "lest I should permit thee to be overcome by them" (compare Jer 49:37).18. defenced city, &c.—that is, I will give thee strength which no power of thine enemies shall overcome (Jer 6:27; 15:20; Isa 50:7; 54:17; Lu 21:15; Ac 6:10).
walls—plural, to express the abundant strength to be given him. DE ROSSI'S'S manuscripts read singular, "wall." people of the land—the general masses, as distinguished from the princes and priests.
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