It took me about 15 minutes to read this passage. Once again God gives Jeremiah a message of coming destruction. As I would expect that message was not received well at all. At the start of chapter 20 Jeremiah is beaten and placed in stocks. But his response upon his release shows where the prophet’s commitment lie; in obeying God. He heard God speak and immediately passed on another message of judgment to one of the priests. In Chapter 20 Jeremiah writes a song(?) that speaks of how he follows God. It begins almost as a complaint but soon turns into a song of praise as to who God is. He finishes that song sounding very much like Job; worn down by the pain of this life, yet continuing to trust God to deliver him from all of the trials he is facing.
Stuart
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