Jer 1:6-7 | JFB | e4.org | 6. From the long duration of his office ( , &c.; Jer 43:8, &c.), it is supposed that he was at the time of his call under twenty-five years of age. child —the same word is translated, "young man" ( ). The reluctance often shown by inspired ministers of God ( ) to accept the call, shows that they did not assume the office under the impulse of self-deceiving fanaticism, as false prophets often did.

‏ Jeremiah 1:6-7

6. From the long duration of his office (Jer 1:2, 3; Jer 40:1, &c.; Jer 43:8, &c.), it is supposed that he was at the time of his call under twenty-five years of age.

child—the same word is translated, "young man" (2Sa 18:5). The reluctance often shown by inspired ministers of God (Ex 4:10; 6:12, 30; Jon 1:3) to accept the call, shows that they did not assume the office under the impulse of self-deceiving fanaticism, as false prophets often did.

7. to all that—to all "to whom" [ROSENMULLER]. Rather, "to all against whom"; in a hostile sense (compare Jer 1:8, 17, 18, 19) [MAURER]. Such was the perversity of the rulers and people of Judea at that time, that whoever would desire to be a faithful prophet needed to arm himself with an intrepid mind; Jeremiah was naturally timid and sensitive; yet the Spirit moulded him to the necessary degree of courage without taking away his peculiar individuality.