Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 1:5

5 ¶ Before I formed thee in the belly , I knew thee ; and before thou camest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the Nations.

i. e Wom[illegible: 1 letter] I[illegible: 1 letter]a. 46.3. having spoken before of the time o[illegible: 1 letter] his call verse 4. he now speaks of the manner of it.

i. e. Approved, and appointed thee, as a fit Minister for this work [illegible: 1 letter]ords of kno[illegible: 1 letter]ledge among the Hebrews note affection, as hath been formerly noted.

Vi[illegible: 1 letter]. not with saving grace, though that need not to be excluded▪ but accordingly I prepared and ordained thee for this publick service, and thus with Paul Gal. 1.15. where both are expressed. See the like use of the word Isa. 13.3. he speaks thus to Iere[illegible: 1 letter]iah, not to the other Prophets, because he stood in need of greater, and more direct encouragement then they, both in respect of the tenderness of his years, and also of those insuparable difficulties, which in those most degenerate, and corrupt times he must unavoidably encounter with, which might cause him to decline the work, verse 6.

Either with reference to place, to other nations besides the Jews, as appears chap. 43. and 46, and 47. &c. taking the Jews in among them, as chap. 25.17▪ 18. and so may be taken for again[illegible: 1 letter]t, as it is often expressed in those places and elsewhere; Or with reference to time, to people of all times, who may be instructed by this Book, or whose words are made use of, both by several Prophets of the Old Testament▪ as Daniel, Ezekiel, Ne[illegible: 1 letter]emiah, &c. and by our Saviour in the New, by Matthew chap. 2.17.18. By Pa[illegible: 1 letter]l 2 Cor. 6.18. And by St. Iohn R[illegible: 1 letter]v. 2.23.

Marginal references: Isa. 49 1.5.; Luk. 1.15.41. Gal. 1.15.16.; Heb. gave.