John Trapp Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 20:16 - 20:16

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 20:16 - 20:16


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Jer_20:16 And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;

Ver. 16. And let that man be.] A most bitter curse, but causeless. The devil of discontent, where it prevaileth, maketh the heart to be for the time a little hell, {a} as we see in Moses, Job, David, Jeremiah, men otherwise made up of excellences. These sinned, but not with full consent. A godly man hath a flea in his ear, somewhat within, which saith, "Dost thou well to be angry, Jonah?" {Jon_4:4}



{a} ôáñáôôåéí , thence ôáñôáñïò .