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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Jeremiah 15:11 - 15:11
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Verily - literally, “Shall it not be?” that is, “Surely it shall be.”
thy remnant - the final issue of thy life; thy life, which now seems to thee so sad, shall eventuate in prosperity [Calvin]. They who think that they shall be the surviving remnant, whereas thou shalt perish, shall themselves fall, whereas thou shalt remain and be favored by the conquerors [Junius], (Jer 40:4, Jer 40:5; Jer 39:11, Jer 39:12). The Keri reads, “I will set thee free (or as Maurer, ‘I will establish thee’) for good” (Jer 14:11; Ezr 8:22; Psa 119:122).
to entreat thee well - literally, “to meet thee”; so “to be placable, nay, of their own accord to anticipate in meeting thee with kindness” [Calvin]. I prefer this translation as according with the event (Jer 39:11, Jer 39:12; Jer 40:4, Jer 40:5). Gesenius, from Jer 7:16; Jer 27:18; Job 21:15, translates (not only will I relieve thee from the enemy’s vexations, but) “I will make thine enemy (that now vexeth thee) apply to thee with prayers” (Jer 38:14; Jer 42:2-6).