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Jeremiah 15:19

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“Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, 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 unto thee; but return not thou unto them.”

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.

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?

Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, 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 unto thee; but return not thou unto them.

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.

And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.

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Literal Fulfillment

The verse uses metaphorical language like "take forth the precious from the vile" and "shalt be as my mouth," which are not concrete physical events but rather symbolic representations of spiritual and communicative roles, suggesting a non-literal interpretation.

Prophecy Fulfilled Literally

The verse primarily addresses Jeremiah's personal restoration and role as a prophet, using metaphorical language ("take forth the precious from the vile," "be as my mouth") that does not directly refer to or necessitate a concrete, physical, or geographical fulfillment of Old Testament promises to Israel.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes a condition for Jeremiah to be God's "mouth" and for others to return to him, but it does not specify *how* God communicates to Jeremiah or *how* Jeremiah would then communicate to others. It focuses on Jeremiah's role and purification rather than the methods of divine revelation.

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Cross-References

Zechariah 3:7Thematic

“Thus saith the Lord of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.”

Luke 21:15Thematic

“For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.”

Ezekiel 22:26Thematic

“Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.”

Jeremiah 15:1Thematic

“Then said the Lord unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.”

Leviticus 10:10Thematic

“And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;”

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