Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 16:19

19 O LORD, my strength and my fortress, and my Refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies and vanity, and things wherein there is no profit .

The Prophet hearing Gods resolution before he shewed this people any mercy to be avenged on them for their sins, leaves off speaking to him upon that argument, but applieth himself to God for mercy for himself, and to confirm his Faith in him, gives him names suted to his hopes in him, and which might declare his Faith in him for the obtaining favour from him in an evil day.

And comforteth himself with the thoughts of those good dayes that were coming, when not onely the Iews should be again restored to their Country, but the Gentiles also from all parts of the world (whom also many of the Iews should accompany) should apply themselves to God, confessing that both they and their fathers, in their worshipping dumb Idols, had but inherited lies and Vanity, and things that were unprofitable.

Marginal references: chap. 17.17▪