Jeremiah 15:10-21

Jeremiah 15:10-21

[10] Woe  is me, my mother,  that thou hast borne  me a man  of strife  and a man  of contention  to the whole earth!  I have neither lent on usury,  yet every one of them doth curse  me. [11] The LORD  said,  Verily  it shall be well  verily  I will cause the enemy  to entreat  thee well in the time  of evil  and in the time  of affliction.  [12] Shall iron  break  the northern  iron  and the steel?  [13] Thy substance  and thy treasures  will I give  to the spoil  without price,  and that for all thy sins,  even in all thy borders.  [14] And I will make thee to pass  with thine enemies  into a land  which thou knowest  not: for a fire  is kindled  in mine anger,  which shall burn  upon you. [15] O LORD,  thou knowest:  remember  me, and visit  me, and revenge  me of my persecutors;  take me not away  in thy longsuffering:  know  that for thy sake I have suffered  rebuke.  [16] Thy words  were found,  and I did eat  them; and thy word  was unto me the joy  and rejoicing  of mine heart:  for I am called  by thy name,  O LORD  God  of hosts.  [17] I sat  not in the assembly  of the mockers,  nor rejoiced;  I sat  alone  because  of thy hand:  for thou hast filled  me with indignation.  [18] Why is my pain  perpetual,  and my wound  incurable,  which refuseth  to be healed?  wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar,  and as waters  that fail?  [19] Therefore thus saith  the LORD,  If thou return,  and thou shalt stand  before  me: and if thou take forth  the precious  from the vile,  thou shalt be as my mouth:  let them return  [20] And I will make  thee unto this people  a fenced  brasen  wall:  and they shall fight  against thee, but they shall not prevail  against thee: for I am with thee to save  thee and to deliver  thee, saith  the LORD.  [21] And I will deliver  thee out of the hand  of the wicked,  and I will redeem  thee out of the hand  of the terrible. 

What does Jeremiah 15:10-21 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

This pericope contains two instances in which Jeremiah faced crushing discouragement in his ministry ( Jeremiah 15:10-21). He confessed his frustration to the Lord, and the Lord responded with encouragement.