Jeremiah 3:15

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 3:1-25

Jeremiah 3:3 . Therefore the showers, of the former and the latter rain, have been withheld. Other prophets make the same remark. God is not obliged to give luxuriant harvests to furnish feasts to a guilty people, who would ascribe those gifts to their idols. Jeremiah 3:6 . The Lord said unto me in the days of Josiah, when idolatry had prevailed for fifty years, from Manasseh’s ascension to the throne to the minority of this young king: nor could the king wholly suppress it during his... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Jeremiah 3:12-15

Jeremiah 3:12-15Return, thou backsliding Israel.The backslider’s returnI. The invitation to return.1. From one who(1) has been wronged (Jeremiah 3:13);(2) might therefore justly be angry;(3) but is “merciful” (Jeremiah 3:12).2. To one who(1) has been grossly disobedient;(2) has been equally ungrateful;(3) is reaping consequences of disobedience and ingratitude.II. The condition of return. Confession is the condition of return, because--1. Genuine confession of sin can proceed only from genuine... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Jeremiah 3:15

Jeremiah 3:15I will give you pastors according to Mine heart. The character and teaching of Christ’s ministersI. Their character. To be a “pastor after God’s heart,” a man must not only theoretically understand, but practically feel the truths he sets forth in his teaching. How describe the burden of a guilty conscience, if he has never felt it himself? How expatiate on the love and unfold the preciousness of a Saviour, whilst himself still out of Christ? How exhort hearers to set affections on... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 3:15

Jer 3:15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. Ver. 15. And I will give you pastors according to my heart. ] God gives faithful pastors oft for the sake of but a few that are there to be converted: Et vilissimus pagus est palatium eburneum, in quo est pastor et credentes aliqui, saith Luther, a The poorest village is an ivory palace, if there be but in it a pastor and some few believers. Such pastors as God here promiseth... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Jeremiah 3:15

And I: Jeremiah 23:4, 1 Samuel 13:14, Isaiah 30:20, Isaiah 30:21, Ezekiel 34:23, Ezekiel 37:24, Micah 5:4, Micah 5:5, John 10:1-Deuteronomy :, John 21:15-Esther :, Ephesians 4:11, Ephesians 4:12, 1 Peter 5:1-Numbers : which shall: Proverbs 10:21, Luke 12:42, John 21:15, John 21:17, Acts 20:28, 1 Corinthians 2:6, 1 Corinthians 2:12, 1 Corinthians 2:13, 1 Corinthians 3:1, 1 Corinthians 3:2, Hebrews 5:12-2 Chronicles :, 1 Peter 2:2, 1 Peter 5:2 Reciprocal: Numbers 27:16 - set a man 2 Samuel 7:7... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 3:15

15. Pastors No matter how few and poor and scattered the flock, they shall have shepherds. Under this term are included, not prophets and priests, but rulers who held to the people a parental relation, and were, under the great Shepherd, their guardians and guides. read more