Jeremiah Chapter 17 verse 15 Holy Bible
Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of Jehovah? let it come now.
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See, they say to me, Where is the word of the Lord? let it come now.
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Behold, these say unto me, Where is the word of Jehovah? let it then come!
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Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now.
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Behold, they tell me, Where is the word of Yahweh? let it come now.
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Lo, they are saying unto me: `Where `is' the word of Jehovah? pray, let it come.'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 15. - The occasion of this prayer is the hostility of his neighbors, and their mocking question, Where is the word of the Lord? The prophecy seems to be floating as it were in mid-air, unable to alight (Isaiah 9:8) and fulfill itself, so that Jeremiah could be plausibly treated as a false prophet (Deuteronomy 18:22). Hence, as Keil remarks, the discourse of which this forms the conclusion must have been spoken before the first Babylonian invasion of Judah.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) Behold, they say unto me.--The speakers are not named or defined, but they are clearly the mockers who questioned Jeremiah's prophetic character, on the ground (comp. Deuteronomy 18:22) that his threats had received no fulfilment. Presumably, therefore, the words were written before the death of Jehoiakim and the capture of Jerusalem.Let it come now.--The last word is the usual formula of request, and implies a mocking tone in the speakers: "Let it come, if you please."
