Pentecost Season · Proper 17 · Year A
Jeremiah 15:15-21
The Prophet's Complaint
August 30, 2026
Overview & Insights
“When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart's delight.” (Jeremiah 15:16)
Jeremiah pours out his complaint to God over the suffering his calling has brought him and the loneliness of bearing God's word. God answers by calling him to repent and promising to make him a fortified wall of bronze his enemies cannot overcome.
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Commentary
Commentary on Jeremiah 15:15-21 Working Preacher
The Lutheran home commentary on this Year A reading by a named seminary scholar.
Jeremiah 15 - The Prophet's Distress and the LORD's Answer Enduring Word · David Guzik
A verse-by-verse evangelical study of Jeremiah's lament and God's promise of strength.
Jeremiah 15:15 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentaries gathered verse by verse on the prophet's complaint.
Jeremiah 15:15 Verse-by-Verse Commentary StudyLight
A large library of expositors stacked verse by verse for a further voice on the passage.
Jeremiah Commentaries and Sermons Precept Austin
A gateway to inductive word studies and cross references across Jeremiah.
Background & Word Study
Jeremiah 15 (Hebrew and English) Sefaria
The Hebrew of the lament alongside English with linked Jewish commentary for the OT reading.
Jeremiah 15:15 Interlinear BibleHub
The Hebrew of the passage word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers.
Jeremiah Overview BibleProject
An animated overview of Jeremiah that frames the cost of the prophetic vocation.
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