Jeremiah 9:1

"Jeremiah."

Key Reflection

In Jeremiah 9:1, "Jeremiah" is used poetically to personify a city, likely Jerusalem, calling out its suffering and lamenting over its destruction. This metaphor highlights the deep spiritual and emotional pain of a community under divine judgment, reflecting the broader themes of faithfulness and consequence in the book of Jeremiah.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

This verse is joined in the Hebrew to the preceding chapter. But any break at all here interrupts the meaning. A fountain -Rather, “a reservoir,” in which tears had been stored up, so that the prophet might weep abundantly.

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