Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Jeremiah 20

^{2 !} Jeremiah is smitten and cast into prison for preaching of the worde of God.

^{2 a} Thus we se that the thing which nether the King, nor the princes nor the people durst entreprise against the Prophet of God, this priest as a chief instrument of Satan first attempted, read {Chap. 18,18}.

^{3 !} He prophecieth the captiuitie of Babylon.

^{3 /} Or, feare round aboute.

^{6 b} Which haue suffred themselues to be a bused by thy false prophecies.

^{7 d} Thou didest thrust me forth to this worke against my wil.

^{7 c} Herein appeareth the impaciencie, which oftentimes ouercometh the seruants of God, when thei se not their labours to profite, and also fele their owne weaknes, read {cha. 15,18}.

^{7 !} He complaineth that he is a mocking stocke for the worde of God.

^{8 e} He sheweth that he did his office in that he reproued the people of their vices & threatened them with Gods judgements: but because he was derided and persecuted for this, he was discouraged & thoght to haue ceased to preache, saue that Gods Spirit did force him thereunto.

^{9 !} He is compelled by the Spirit to preache the worde.

^{10 f} Thus, the enemies conferred together to knowe what they had heard him say that they mght accuse him thereof, read {Isa. 29, 21}.

^{11 g} Here he sheweth how his faith did striue against tentation and soght to the Lord for strength.

^{14 h} How the children of God are ouercome in this battel of the flesh and the Spirit, and into what inconueniences thei fal til God raise them vp againe, read {Job 3, 1} and {chap. 15, 10}.

^{16 i} Alluding to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorah, {Ge. 19, 25}.

^{17 k} Meaning, that the frute thereof might neuer come to profite.