Jeremiah 15:16

As your words came to me I drank them in, ¹  and they filled my heart with joy and happiness because I belong to you. ² 

Job 23:12; Ps 19:10; Ps 119:72,97,101-103,111; Jer 14:9; Eze 3:1-3; Re 10:9

¹ sn Heb “Your words were found and I ate them.” This along with Ezek 2:8–3:3 is a poetic picture of inspiration. The prophet accepted them, assimilated them, and made them such a part of himself that he spoke with complete assurance what he knew were God’s words.

² tn Heb “Your name is called upon me.”

sn See Jer 14:9 where this idiom is applied to Israel as a whole and Jer 7:10 where it is applied to the temple. For discussion cf. notes on 7:10.