17 ' Ah Lord GOD ! Behold , You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm ! Nothing e e is too difficult for You, 18 who shows lovingkindness to thousands , but repays the iniquity of fathers into the bosom of their children after them, O great and mighty God . The Lord of hosts is His name ; 19 great in counsel and mighty in deed , whose eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men , giving to everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds ; 20 who has set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt , and even to this day both in Israel and among mankind ; and You have made a name for Yourself, as at this day . 21 'You brought Your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and with wonders , and with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm and with great terror ; 22 and gave them this land , which You swore to their forefathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 32:17-22
Commentary on Jeremiah 32:16-25
(Read Jeremiah 32:16-25)
Jeremiah adores the Lord and his infinite perfections. When at any time we are perplexed about the methods of Providence, it is good for us to look to first principles. Let us consider that God is the fountain of all being, power, and life; that with him no difficulty is such as cannot be overcome; that he is a God of boundless mercy; that he is a God of strict justice; and that he directs every thing for the best. Jeremiah owns that God was righteous in causing evil to come upon them. Whatever trouble we are in, personal or public, we may comfort ourselves that the Lord sees it, and knows how to remedy it. We must not dispute God's will, but we may seek to know what it means.