Jeremiah 13-15

Here is the problem: Some of Judah's prophets announce peace. "Let the good times roll," they say, in effect, but they have not received their messages from God. Jeremiah the prophet HAS received God's revelation.

[He says,] "LORD, you understand; remember me and care for me. Avenge me on my persecutors. You are long-suffering—do not take me away; think of how I suffer reproach for your sake. When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, Lord God Almighty. I never sat in the company of revelers, never made merry with them; I sat alone because your hand was on me and you had filled me with indignation. Why is my pain unending and my wound grievous and incurable? You are to me like a deceptive brook, like a spring that fails."

Therefore, this is what the Lord says: "If you repent, I will restore you that you may serve me; if you utter worthy, not worthless, words, you will be my spokesman. Let this people turn to you, but you must not turn to them." (Jeremiah 15:15‭-‬19)

If he is to remain faithful to the LORD, then Jeremiah must endure the inevitable emnity between them and himself. He is set apart, not through his own doing, but by God's.