The People's Plots and Jeremiah's Prayer

18 Then they said , "Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah . Surely the law is not going to be lost to the priest , nor counsel to the sage , nor the divine word to the prophet ! Come on and let us strike at him with our tongue , and let us give no heed to any of his words ."

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 18:18

Commentary on Jeremiah 18:18-23

(Read Jeremiah 18:18-23)

When the prophet called to repentance, instead of obeying the call, the people devised devices against him. Thus do sinners deal with the great Intercessor, crucifying him afresh, and speaking against him on earth, while his blood is speaking for them in heaven. But the prophet had done his duty to them; and the same will be our rejoicing in a day of evil.