Jer 15:16 | NET2full | STEP | As your words came to me, I drank them in , and they filled my heart with joy and happiness because I belong to you , O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies .

Jeremiah 15:16

16 As your words came to me, I drank them in, ^{▼▼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.}
and they filled my heart with joy and happiness
because I belong to you, ^{▼▼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.} O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies. ^{▼▼tn Heb “Lord God of Armies.” See the translator’s note at 2:19.}